Saturday, March 31, 2018

Pr. 18.24: Two Approaches to Life: Conclusion, by Will and Je...

Pr. 18.24: Two Approaches to Life: Conclusion, by Will and Je...: Will here, I'm going to be writing this post solo. I believe I can share this (he did post it to Facebook after all) Jeremy is in the pr...

Friday, March 30, 2018

Fighting Lions: Not the Whole World

Fighting Lions: Not the Whole World: "shepherd the flock of God among you , exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and no...

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Pr. 18.24: Two Approaches to Life: Why I've Been Challenged t...

Pr. 18.24: Two Approaches to Life: Why I've Been Challenged t...: Will here: As I've talked with Jeremy over the past year and a half, and reflected on my divorce and everything that led up to it, I b...

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Fighting Lions: Care for and Protect

Fighting Lions: Care for and Protect: " shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and n...

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Pr. 18.24: Two Approaches to Life: The Impact on Life, by Wil...

Pr. 18.24: Two Approaches to Life: The Impact on Life, by Wil...: Will Here: The emphasis on hard work/responsibility has made it hard for me to enjoy life. I always feel like there is something I need to...

Monday, March 26, 2018

Fighting Lions: 1 Peter 5.2 Overview

Fighting Lions: 1 Peter 5.2 Overview: " shepherd the flock of God among you , exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God ; and...

Fighting Lions: The Attitude of a Leader

Fighting Lions: The Attitude of a Leader: "Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glo...

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Friday, March 23, 2018

Fighting Lions: The Attitude of a Leader

Fighting Lions: The Attitude of a Leader: "Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glo...

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Pr. 18.24: Two Approaches to Life : Why We do What We do, by ...

Pr. 18.24: Two Approaches to Life : Why We do What We do, by ...: Will here: When I think about the way I approach life, my mind goes in two directions: the way I was raised, and my personality. (The whol...

Fighting Lions: Not Disqualified

Fighting Lions: Not Disqualified: "Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glo...

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Fighting Lions: Not Disqualified

Fighting Lions: Not Disqualified: "Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glo...

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Pr. 18.24: Two Approaches to Life: Into, by Will & Jeremy

Pr. 18.24: Two Approaches to Life: Into, by Will & Jeremy: We met almost 10 years ago during an on campus prayer gathering. A year later we would be roommates. We used to get up early on Saturday mor...

Monday, March 19, 2018

Fighting Lions: Past Failure

Fighting Lions: Past Failure: "Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ , and a partaker also of the gl...

Friday, March 16, 2018

Fighting Lions: One of You

Fighting Lions: One of You: "Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the g...

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Fighting Lions: Encouragement to the Elders

Fighting Lions: Encouragement to the Elders: "Therefore, I exhort the elders among you , as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the g...

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Fighting Lions: 1 Peter 5.1, Overview

Fighting Lions: 1 Peter 5.1, Overview: Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory ...

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Fighting Lions: Procedure of Study

Fighting Lions: Procedure of Study: I apologize again for the nature of this post, my week has been overwhelming, and the weekend is going to be just as busy, if not more so. ...

Monday, March 12, 2018

Fighting Lions: 1 Peter 5.1-11

Fighting Lions: 1 Peter 5.1-11: I'm going to cheat today, as it's almost 2 AM, and I've been up for almost 21 hours. I'm really tired, and I have to get up ...

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Fighting Lions: Where to Now?

Fighting Lions: Where to Now?: During the closing months of 2017 when I was seeking direction for where to take this blog, I had some ideas, none of which have panned out ...

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Fighting Lions: What I've Learned about Vision Quests

Fighting Lions: What I've Learned about Vision Quests: The idea of a vision quest has been on my mind for a while now. It all started with a TV show. When I was a kid we used to watch this wester...

Friday, March 9, 2018

Fighting Lions: Putting the Quests Together

Fighting Lions: Putting the Quests Together: My first vision quest started as a survival challenge, but the setting and situation changed it into one of the best experiences of my life...

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Fighting Lions: Distant Reflections

Fighting Lions: Distant Reflections: I haven't had as much time to process this vision quest, and in all honesty, I've had a lot more to process in the 7ish months since...

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Fighting Lions: Initial Reflections

Fighting Lions: Initial Reflections: Below is what I wrote in my journal about a month and a half after my quest. Vision Quest 2017 Reflection (9/4/17) This trip did not go ...

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Fighting Lions: Quest Conclusion

Fighting Lions: Quest Conclusion: As I stood up, packed up my notes, and slung my pack over my shoulders, God spoke to my spirit again, "That's it for now, we're...

Monday, March 5, 2018

Fighting Lions: Reflecting in the Woods

Fighting Lions: Reflecting in the Woods: I really had no plan at this point, I was just walking the trails in the area waiting for God to speak. I was headed in the direction that G...

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Fighting Lions: Not as Planned

Fighting Lions: Not as Planned: God had met me in the woods yet again, speaking exactly what I needed to hear. Nothing about this weekend had gone according to plan, but I ...

Saturday, March 3, 2018

Fighting Lions: Speaking to My Heart

Fighting Lions: Speaking to My Heart: I hiked along the trail, thinking about a couple Bible verses, and how they might apply to the experiences I had had with this vision quest....

Friday, March 2, 2018

Fighting Lions: Not What I Was Thinking

Fighting Lions: Not What I Was Thinking: As I was walking along a trail I've hiked less than half a dozen times, my mind began to think about the past twelve hours. I had tried ...

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Fighting Lions: Early Morning in the Woods

Fighting Lions: Early Morning in the Woods: My alarm went off, I got up and dressed, and then headed back to the woods. It was dark as I was driving, and the sun had just barely begun ...