Life Lessons from the National Parks

I love God and I love His creation! The two are inseparable: “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made…” (Romans 1:20). And while I can (and do) enjoy God’s handiwork just sitting on my lanai overlooking my backyard, I’ve discovered the national parks provide an even greater variety of environments in which to worship and learn more about the Creator. My prayer is that my humble observations will strengthen your Christian walk, whet your appetite for your own exploration of our wonderful parks and, most importantly, in case you don’t know what in the world I’m talking about, encourage you to “seek the Lord while He may be found [and] call on Him while He is near” (Isaiah 55:6). He’s knocking on your heart’s door right now (Revelation 3:20).

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SUNRISE, SUNSET…AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN

by Penny // October 18, 2018 // Post Comments Here
October 18, 2018 Where morning dawns and evening fades You call forth songs of joy. Psalm 65:8 I just saw a National Geographic article on the best places in the national park system to see sunrises and sunsets. It’s an... Continue reading →

ROCKFALLS HAPPEN

by Penny // April 14, 2016 // 1 Comment
April 14, 2016 People are born for trouble as readily as sparks fly up from a fire. Job 5:7 Smithsonian magazine never fails to provide interesting articles, both online and in print. A few weeks ago, for instance, I read... Continue reading →

QUITE THE SPECTACLE

by Penny // December 19, 2014 // Post Comments Here
December 19, 2014 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them…Suddenly a great company... Continue reading →

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YOSEMITE!

by Penny // June 30, 2014 // Post Comments Here
June 30, 2014 I will make up to you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the stripping locust and the gnawing locust, My great army which I sent among you. You will have plenty to eat and... Continue reading →

REDEEMING OUR HISTORY

by Penny // February 22, 2013 // 1 Comment
February 22, 2013 Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter... Continue reading →

BEAUTIFUL SUNSETS

by Penny // January 18, 2013 // Post Comments Here
January 18, 2013 From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the Lord is to be praised.  Psalm 113:3 The National Parks Traveler website conducts a Reader Participation Day every once in a while, and this... Continue reading →

HIGHER GROUND

by Penny // October 4, 2012 // Post Comments Here
October 4, 2012 Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Psalm 61:2 In case you’ve been wondering where I’ve been since August—I’ve been helping my mother move! And now I’m getting back up to speed on what’s... Continue reading →

DON’T FEED THE BEARS!

by Penny // November 17, 2009 // Post Comments Here
November 16, 2009 Those who fashion a graven image are all of them futile, and their precious things are of no profit…[They feed] on ashes; a deceived heart has turned [them] aside. Isaiah 44:9, 20a Sometimes it’s the little articles... Continue reading →
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