“My people were lost sheep. Their shepherds led them astray.They abandoned them in the mountains where they wandered aimless through the hills.They lost track of home, couldn’t remember where they came from.Everyone who met them took advantage of them. Their enemies had no qualms:‘Fair game,’ they said. ‘They walked out on God. They abandoned the…

“When the Holy Spirit, who is truth, comes, he shall guide you into all truth, for he will not be presenting his own ideas, but will be passing on to you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.” John 16.13 (TLB) It was a cold dark October evening. The giant sea…

“[we pray that you may be] strengthened and invigorated with all power, according to His glorious might, to attain every kind of endurance and patience with joy; giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints (God’s people) in the Light.” Colossians 1.11-12 (AMP) Marking the Columbia…

“Then the Lord came and stood and called as at the previous times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” 1 Samuel 3.10 (AMP) New-fallen snow changes everything in the Cascade Mountains—the delicate flakes stacked neatly on fences, stumps, and even telephone lines—adding an outline in white. The knee-deep snow increases…

“But these things I plan won’t happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, do not despair, for these things will surely come to pass. Just be patient! They will not be overdue a single day!” Habakkuk 2.3 (TLB) Summer in the Cascade Mountains is…

“So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, we must work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.” Galatians 6.9-10 (HCSB) Have you ever been diving? The feeling of weightlessness as you drift to…