~Video Version~ --------------------------------- The colors are amazing in Weaverville right now, declaring the glory of God, the creative genius of the One who made it all. Including these mountains that make a wonderful backdrop, that view never gets old. I was reading Psalm 121 this morning. “I look up to the mountains---does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth!” The mountains are amazing, strong, majestic, immovable, and they draw the eye to l…

~Video Version~ ------------------------------------------- It’s hunting season in Northern CA so I can tell a hunting story. Anyone who has hunted deep in the mountains has likely had the experience of that moment when we suddenly realize we don’t know where we are. I have been really lost several times. One particular time I was 28 miles into the Bob Marshal Wilderness in Montana, on a horse, and got REALLY lost. Once the sun went down, it was really dark. I had made 3 big mistakes. My f…

~Video Version~ ------------------------------------ Psalm 5:2-3 Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. It seems like maybe the fire season is winding down in Northern California. Most of the smoke right now is from controlled burns. It reminds me of a story about smoke that I read recently. The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhab…

~Video Version~ ------------------------------------- I came upon this verse this morning, Psalm 71:18… “Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.” I’m a gray hair, and I find this encouraging! I also find it encouraging that Michelangelo was still producing masterpieces at 89. Monet painted masterpieces after he turned 85. Titian painted “The Last Supper” at 99. Verdi wrote operas a…

~Video Version~ ---------------------------------------- David took down a giant with one stone (written about in 1 Samuel 17). I’m thinking today about what David wrote in Psalm 3:1, “O Lord, I have so many enemies; so many are against me. David had a number of enemies, but they weren’t all giants like Goliath. In fact, as one paraphrase of Psalm 3 writes it, “Oh Lord, how many are my little frustrating foes.” David had some real major enemies, so might you, but do you ever feel frustrate…