Location: Damascus, Va. Mile: 470.8 Please read: Job 38:1-41 Job 38:22 “Have you entered the storehouses of snow or seen the storehouses of the hail,” The AT (God’s creation) continues to amaze me! All in one day, I can go from green lush foliage in the lower elevations to wintry conditions in the higher elevations. …
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SPRING, WINTER, SPRING Part 2
My son D.J. and I taking a break. Yes, I was tired! Laurel Creek Falls Sudden turn in the weather. Thanks to the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church for this unique ministry! D.J. and I the day after wintry mix including snow, rain, hale, and thunder. Trail magic from 2014 thru hikers. They …
HE KNOWS ME
Location: Greasy Creek Hostel, near Roan Mountain, Tennessee Mile: 368.5 John 10:14 “I (Jesus) am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me– After a long day of hiking, it is a big relief to reach the intended shelter or camping spot. It is refreshing to reach that spot and hear …
TRAIL ANGELS
Mile: 274.6 Location: Hot Springs, N.C. Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for so by doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. In the world that we live in today, it is difficult to trust people, especially strangers. On the trail, I continuously ask myself where this high level of trust …
SLIP AND SLIDE
Location: Newfound Gap, border of North Carolina and Tennessee Mile: 207.7 Psalm 94: 18-19 When I said, my foot is slipping,” your love, O LORD, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul. I awoke yesterday to a beautiful snowy morning. However, I knew that my plans for …
HOW CAN WE KNOW THE WAY?
Location: Fontana Village, NC Mile:165.9 Please read: John 14: 5-14 John 14: 5-6 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered , I am the way and the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me. Approximately …
LIVING WATER
Location: outside of Bryson City, NC, at the Nantahala Outdoor Center Mile: 137 Please read: John 4: 4-26 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst again. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling …
BE ENCOURAGED
March 20, 2019 Location: Franklin, Ga. Mile: 109.4 Please Read: I Thessalonians 5: 11-18 Verse 11: “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just in fact you are doing”. In the Apostle Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians, he encourages the Thessalonians to encourage and build each other up. In fact Paul acknowledges …
Counting the Cost
Mile:32.1 Location: Neel’s Gap Please read: Luke 14: 25-34 In verse 28, while speaking to a large crowd on how to follow Him, Jesus says, “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he first not sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?” The …
Chai Tea Latte
Location: Opelika, Alabama Miles Walked: 0 Proverbs 11:25 A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. Most Appalachian Trail (AT) Northbound (NoBo) thru hikers can receive a shakedown (help with ridding packs of unnecessary items and weight) thirty miles into their hike at Mountain Crossing Outfitters. I had the opportunity …
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