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As Christians, How Do We Steward Our Environment?

July 24, 2020January 31, 2020
biblical environmental stewardship

Biblical environmental stewardship doesn’t have to be controversial. In fact, it shouldn’t be! God gave stewardship of the earth to people. That’s in our Bible. But what does that look …

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Laura Albert: At Home (and Work) Where the Buffalo Roam

April 6, 2020January 17, 2020

Laura Albert, currently of Laramie, Wyoming, has worked in outdoor careers since before she graduated from college in 2008. She’s covered a lot of ground in the last 15 years …

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How Tracy Blesi Turned Her Love for Adventure Travel into a Business

December 14, 2019

Tracy Blesi is the co-founder and owner of Women on the GrOw, a women’s adventure travel business based in Minneapolis. I sat down for coffee with her recently to get …

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Build Memories through Outdoor Travel and Recreation

February 4, 2020April 5, 2019
build outdoor memories

Why are outdoor travel and recreation such awesome ways to build memories? Lasting memories are built from things that stand out in our minds. The natural world is so full …

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Why Beauty Matters to Us

February 27, 2019
why beauty matters

About 2-1/2 years ago, my dad was experiencing memory-loss episodes that had my mom thinking about moving to an assisted living facility. When we were talking about it together, she …

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“Go Into All the World” …Backpacking!

February 19, 2019February 15, 2019
go into all the world backpacking

There are as many ways to fulfill the Great Commission as there are people who take on that command from Jesus. Backpacking is one of them! In 2017, my friend …

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What the Bible Says about Creation

November 26, 2020January 18, 2019

When most people think about the Bible and creation, what comes to mind is Genesis and the creation story: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth… (Genesis …

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A Life Well-Lived: In Honor of My Outdoors Dad

March 7, 2018
my dad in the woods

Something incredibly significant happened in my life recently…my Dad finished his course in this world, and was welcomed into the Celestial City (as it’s called in Pilgrim’s Progress). One of …

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What does Jesus have to do with Nature?

January 18, 2019January 5, 2018
What does Jesus have to do with Nature?

Sometimes we tend to keep certain things in our lives separate. Things that don’t seem to go together—like Jesus and nature. But this Season is a great reminder of how …

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How God Uses Wilderness to Shape Us

September 15, 2020October 6, 2017
how god uses wilderness to shape us

The idea of God using wilderness experiences to shape us has been on my radar for years. Probably ever since I spent my first summer leading kids on canoe trips …

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