Psalm 136: 1-3 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord of Lord’s. His love endures forever.” I have been safely home for about two weeks now. I’ve mostly relaxed and fulfilled a promise …
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IT IS COMPLETED
Miles Completed: 2192 Miles to go: 0 Location: Headed for home (Opelika, Alabama) After finally completing this incredible journey I have been pondering whether the cost of the journey was worth the result. The cost includes the financial cost, which I was very fortunate to have the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church to …
A TALE OF TWO STICKS
Location: Stratton, Maine Miles Completed: 2004 Miles to Go: 188 Philippians 4:19 And my God will meet all your needs according to his riches in glory. Hikers on the AT either use 2 hiking (trekking) poles (sticks), one hiking pole, or none at all. I use two. They are used to prevent falls and to …
STUMBLING FEET
Location: Lincoln, New HampshireMile: 1820Miles to go: 372Psalm 116: 6-9 The LORD protects the simple hearted; when I was in great trouble he saved me. Be at rest once more my soul, for the LORD has been good to you. For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my …
Heavenly Sunshine
Location: Manchester Center, Vermont Mile: 1652 Miles to go: 540 “Heavenly Sunshine, Heavenly Sunshine! Flooding my soul with glory Divine! Heavenly Sunshine, Heavenly Sunshine, Hallelujah Jesus is mine.” While hiking this week, this hymm that I can remember from my early childhood, came flooding back to memory. This hymm describes my mood as I am …
FATIGUE!!
Location: Dalton, Massachusetts Mile: 1572 Miles to go: 620 Matthew 11:28-29 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls”. I have slammed …
ME, HUMBLE??
Location: Great Barrington, Mass. Mile: 1523 Miles to go: 670 Romans 12:3 For by grace given me I say to every one of you, Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgement in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. The AT …
PENNSYLVANIA ROCKS
Mile: 1293.8 Location: Delaware Water Gap, Penn. Miles to Katahdin, Maine: 898.2 Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliver. My God is my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. “Rocksylvania” has lived up to it’s name among AT hikers as …
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BE ENCOURAGED
March 20, 2019 Mile: 109.4 Location: Franklin, Ga. Please Read: I Thessalonians 5: 11-18 Verse 11: Therefore encourage one and build each other up, just in fact you are doing. The Apostle Paul encourages the Thessalonians to build each other up and acknowledges that they are in fact doing so. As the AT Chaplain, I …
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