Fighting Lions: Different Sleeping Arrangements

Fighting Lions: Different Sleeping Arrangements: As we began to drive back to his house, my friend and I began talking about the process I was undertaking with this vision quest. He's w...

Fighting Lions: Now What?

Fighting Lions: Now What?: I walked back and forth in the woods for I don't know how long, but no where near as long as I thought. I'm intelligent enough to kn...

Fighting Lions: Nighttime in the Woods

Fighting Lions: Nighttime in the Woods: One thing about me is I'm very big on plans. Jeremy (one of my brothers from Pr.18.24 if you're unfamiliar with that blog) got me to...

Fighting Lions: Going Back to the Woods

Fighting Lions: Going Back to the Woods: It had been almost a year since my vision quest, and a lot had happened in that time. I had completed my first master's degree, and was ...

Fighting Lions: Distant Reflections

Fighting Lions: Distant Reflections: In all honesty, I haven't looked at the cards form my first vision quest since I initially wrote them out. When I wrote those words from...

Pr. 18.24: Band-aid on a Bear Mauling, by Will

Pr. 18.24: Band-aid on a Bear Mauling, by Will: I've been hesitant to write this post, simply because of the nature of it. I'm not afraid or ashamed to say what I'm about to sa...

Fighting Lions: Initial Reflections

Fighting Lions: Initial Reflections: My 24ish hours in the woods gave me a lot to think about. I realized some things about myself that I had never grasped before, and the reali...

Pr. 18.24: Proud Dad Moment, by Will

Pr. 18.24: Proud Dad Moment, by Will: I'm not a big fan of winter. In the past few years I've realized that hiking doesn't have to end when it gets cold and snow cove...

Fighting Lions: Quest Conclusion

Fighting Lions: Quest Conclusion: Looking back over my index card notes, it's clear to me that I really didn't get the concept of surrendering at that time. In all ho...

Fighting Lions: Surrendering Someday

Fighting Lions: Surrendering Someday: The reality of what I had just written is a bit difficult to admit, but that is the way I used to think. My entire life I have had responsib...

Fighting Lions: Entitled to Someday

Fighting Lions: Entitled to Someday: After a few more minutes of processing the realities that had been revealed to me, I got up and started walking again. The trail I was walki...

Fighting Lions: Waiting for Someday

Fighting Lions: Waiting for Someday: I sat on that bench, watching the light begin to break through the trees, and realized that all of my life was being lived for someday. I wa...

Fighting Lions: Living for Someday

Fighting Lions: Living for Someday: I typically don't sleep very well in the woods, I don't go camping for the sleep, but that night was the worst sleep I've ever h...

Pr. 18.24: Saying No, by Will

Pr. 18.24: Saying No, by Will: I have a lot on my plate at the moment. School, work, tutoring, being a dad, planning for the future, and pursuing a new opportunity, it all...

Fighting Lions: What am I doing this for?

Fighting Lions: What am I doing this for?: It was a Friday night in late August 2016, my lightly packed Camelbak was loaded with the minimal gear, and the rain had stopped, but there ...

Fighting Lions: The Beginning of a Journey

Fighting Lions: The Beginning of a Journey: In the summer of 2016 I was challenged to do an experiment. I had mentioned the idea of being stranded in the woods, with limited equipment,...

Pr. 18.24: What will you choose?, by Ryan

Pr. 18.24: What will you choose?, by Ryan: I was fortunate enough to attend a number of (four I think) Promise Keeper (PK) conferences in my pre-teen and early teenage years. I really...

Pr. 18.24: Saying Yes, by Jacob

Pr. 18.24: Saying Yes, by Jacob: Saying Yes... Saying yes to being scared. Saying yes to uncertainty Saying yes to God's Kingdom Saying yes to wherever He leads Sa...

Fighting Lions: Focus

Fighting Lions: Focus: Recently I've been listening to a lot of books by Navy SEALs, and a lot of books on the Appalachian Trail. The most recent books I'v...

Man of God...: Pr. 18.24: Swim Buddy, by Will

Man of God...: Pr. 18.24: Swim Buddy, by Will: Pr. 18.24: Swim Buddy, by Will : I recently finished listening to The Operator by Rob O'Neill, a former DEVGRU SEAL Operator. As I'...

Fighting Lions: The Ezra Model

Fighting Lions: The Ezra Model: In preparation for my desired career as a professor of Old Testament, I've been studying Biblical Hebrew. I'm not going to lie, it&#...

Man of God...: Fighting Lions: Who Am I?

Man of God...: Fighting Lions: Who Am I?: Fighting Lions: Who Am I? : So this seems like a good place to start. In 500(ish) words, who am I? I would typically answer this question ...

Pr. 18.24: Life Verse, by Will

Pr. 18.24: Life Verse, by Will: My entire life I've heard people talk about their life verse; I've personally had at least four. Psalm 23 Psalm 62.5-8 Philippia...

Man of God...: Fighting Lions: Story

Man of God...: Fighting Lions: Story: Fighting Lions: Story : Over the last year our group blog did really well, far beyond anything I expected when we were first started writing...