Greetings!  This is it! The first of many weekly blogs that I wish to share with you.  What is it?  It’s a weekly story about my spiritual journey.  Church was physically, mentally, and scariest of all, spiritually, killing me! Being in church all my life, and also being a Baptist preacher, this was a kick in the gut to have to admit.   Religion, boring same old same ole, man- made rules,  and a whole lot of just going through the motions.  (Do you have any of these ‘diseases’?)

I wanted more!!  More from my marriage, more from work, more from “church”. Was there something wrong in asking God for this. I want MORE!

In my pursuit of having a REAL spiritual relationship with my Lord and Saviour, the Colorado wilderness became my home.  God taught me so much during this time of healing and becoming ALIVE again. How did He show me the REAL CHRISTIAN JOURNEY? Through several men, circumstances, scriptures, and me just being hungry for God’s direction.

My experiences with the guys at  thenobleheart.com gave me a way to get rid of the poisons of ‘religion’..(Thank You Lord for these guys.  Their glory is for Your Glory!! )  Gary, Sam, Jeff and all the guys within the Noble Heart community helped me see my Calling!  What is my Calling?  You’ll pick up on this theme over the next many weeks.  But, it’s to be what God has created me to be, and to help you see what you have been created to be.

Being a volunteer at Horn Creek Church Camp allowed me to ‘see’ as Jesus does.  This camp is truly a spiritual place.  The staff as well as the family campers showed true Christian love for each other.  Even though they were people (i.e. no one is perfect) it was refreshing to see True love and concern for their fellow man.

Where God really was being the teacher, or maybe I was just listening more, was in the great outdoors.  The fall while climbing….., the encounter at Wolf Mission….., the fly fishing adventure…., the dog that showed me more than any preacher could about having trust….., having a most spiritual experience in an 1890’s outhouse.  I could go on and on…….. Well I will.  This will be the stories that I share over the next many weeks.

One thing I learned that I want to share with you guys.  Even though I was surrounded by family and friends,  I was still trying to do this Christian walk by myself.  I realize now that that was part of the reason the devil was able to pull me down and ‘poison’ me.  It is vitally important that I don’t try this website/blog adventure by myself.  I need you to join me.   See Ya!!