Grief to Joy

Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. – John 16:20 Three years ago, I was diagnosed with clinical depression. I grew up in a Christian home but didn’t want anything to do...

God Speaks through His Creation

“For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.” Romans 1:20 ESV When winter ends and the snow melts, my heart...

Wisdom in Friendships

“The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.” Pro. 12:26 (NIV) To accomplish our role as skiers and snowboarders for Christ and bridge the gap between snow shredders and Jesus, we must connect with shredders and build...

False Summits

“In April, my dad, Wayne, was diagnosed with Bladder Cancer. We have not known the full extent of the cancer until recently when they went in to remove the bladder and found that it had spread into the soft tissue around the bladder and had entered a lymph node. As of...

The Path of Least Resistance

More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who...

Jesus Spurs Change

Luke 19:1-10 There was this kid in town who seriously just ripped. He was the super quiet kid who never cracked a smile; always focused and serious and kind of always looked like he was scowling. But he stomped everything. He rode super hard. He got shots. He...