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Will you take 11 minutes this Good Friday to reflect on Him? Will you plan to spend 11 minutes on this Good Friday Reflection?: 1. Use 3 minutes to consider the significance of someone who is willing to lay down his or her life for you. Think about a parent, a first responder, a Soldier, even a stranger. [...]
We want to thank Karoline Winchester, 7-year Appalachian Trail Outreach volunteer, for her remarkable service and for sharing her perspective with us all on the following post: I believe that one of the most important aspects of outreach and ministry is meeting people where they are. It means so much more to people when you step into their [...]
2018 marked the 25th year of BENCHMARK Adventure Ministries. If there's one thing I've learned after 25 years, it's that opportunities to serve affect both staff and participants alike. Mike Gingras, a 3-year ministry event staff volunteer, and our current Board Chair, was impacted as much as he made an impact in 2018. In early September Mike traveled to [...]
Recently in a church related round table discussion we were asked to share our favorite Christmas tradition. Most around the table were much more thoughtful than I. I had my mind on the purpose of the informational meeting and those people sitting at my table. And...not much further. I don't always think well on my feet. I gave some yammering, lame [...]
I don’t usually go on the AT Outreach. Historically it has been a dad/daughter trip in our family. This year things were different. I was going to have faith and trust that my husband, recovering from a serious heart attack, would be just fine there in the woods, near the trail, in the environment he loves. I was not planning [...]
As a teacher I create active learning experiences. While I like adventure I like even more the pearls of life that can be found as a part of an adventure. Finding those pearls of life and learning from adventure, or any other part of life for that matter, doesn't just happen. I've often said, "As good Americans we move from [...]
Happy Easter. He's Alive. But please allow me to digress for a few minutes. I needed a haircut this week. And it wasn't because Easter is approaching and I need to look good on stage. The two men ahead of me at the barbershop did want haircuts for that reason, and it's a good enough reason to get a haircut. [...]
A Guest Post By Jessica Folsom (pictured above in red jacket) On a scale of 1-10, I’d like to pride myself on being an eight when it comes to being fiercely independent. If I can figure out a way of accomplishing a task without asking anyone for help, I’ll do it. However, the older I’ve become, experience has taught me [...]
On the cusp of our Christmas celebration, will you oh God, make yourself known in the middle of violence, anger, injustice, military involvement, corporate misdealing, political messes, materialism and narcissism, just as you did when Christ came. Quietly. Purposefully. At just the right time. Would you do something else amazing and help people to see Christ in me, in spite [...]
A recent blast of cold has me thinking back to February 4, 2014. Effectively Managing Your Time; that's the name of the Center for Nonprofit Management morning workshop that started the day. The rest of the day felt like I hadn't learned a thing as I moved from one thing to the next all day long. The more regular work [...]
