Traveling across the continent really helps a guy realize that the world truly is small. Not because the miles go by quickly – they don’t. It’s a small world because it’s full of the same people, the same problems, the same joys, the same…
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Taken in Yellowstone National Park.
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I’m the type of guy who sees everything through a theological lens. When I took this picture I was merely trying to capture an aspect of Yellowstone’s unique landscape. Later, when I looked at the picture again I saw the tree of Christ, a raw tree of anguish and death giving life to the green vegetation around it – all those who cling to it for salvation. I saw the blood of my Savior flowing from the tree across the barren wasteland of this world to the body of water below. That is, I saw the river of life that pours from my God’s side washing me clean in the waters of baptism and sustaining me through His (body and) blood in communion.
The creator does indeed speak through His creation! Having been given God’s true and faithful Word that reveals who He is, may we always be blessed with eyes to see and ears to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ! (Matt.13:16) Even on the boardwalks of Yellowstone Lake.
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An old lower res photo. The landscape is still stupendous!
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Whether anyone in SoCal (or the rest of our “entertain-me” country) actually realizes that the Matterhorn is a real mountain that sits between Switzerland and Italy in the Alps is neither here nor there. It’s one of the best rollercoaster rides of all time!
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If you haven’t fired up the grill yet, you’re missing one of the best aspects of the season.
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The scene at my table at the Forks Resort restaurant at Bass Lake, CA. earlier this month. Nothing quite like planning the day’s route over a cup of coffee and a stack of pancakes. Today we’re traveling again. This time our compass is facing east and we’re leaving the state… perhaps for ever. Bring on the adventure!
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From the Christus Rex at Trinity Lutheran Church in Palo Alto, California. Vicarage draws to a close. Another year of formation marked by packed boxes and goodbyes. May the Lord continue to bless His saints in this place.
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I snapped this pic while picking up the Westy from Fred’s Garage in Palo Alto, CA.
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Out there imaginations are set free to conjure up beauty and conceive of relief from the confines of traveling aboard a sea tossed vessel with tight quarters. Out there.
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