I am grateful for the adventure friends of my life.
For the Julia Langdals, the work friend who helped log 300 miles in Glacier AND present God's Word every week at our worship services in Glacier in 2006.
For the Jesse Kappmeyers, the between college degrees climbing bum who introduced me to the rugged beauty of Idaho during the winter of 2007, even though the snow was just plain awful that year!
For the Amanda Conrads, my person who will always listen to a good vent even if it means driving all the way to Spokane, or flying to WA from TN.
For the Nicole Barrie Floods, the co-laborer who vowed with me to never sleep in our homes on a weekend during the glorious grad-school summer of 2007.
For the Jason Kelleys, the stranger who met up at Central Market on a random Saturday morning because a mutual friend suggested we go hiking.
For the Shannon Billing Freedmans, the roommate who was usually game for a night run, or a climbing afternoon, or a summit daytrip, or a New Year's trip to the Redwoods.
For the Sasha Childers, the student friend who inspires me to be a better leader and go running to get my attitude focused on the issues that really matter.
For the John Rarigs, the family members that let me tag along on adventures every once in a while.
For the Megan Sheppards, the crazy ones that will go along with ideas that other people shoot down: like leaving the climbing gym because its nice out, only to circle Green Mountain in a car and end up sunset kayaking instead.
Any adventure is good when it ends with breaking into your own house using a screwdriver and a butterknife...
On nights like this, I really appreciate the friends God has blessed me with.
Thank you, Father, for never making me run this race alone.
Monday, September 19, 2011
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Ephesians 5
Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God. But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints. Neither should there be vulgar speech, foolish talk, or coarse jesting – all of which are out of character – but rather thanksgiving. For you can be confident of this one thing: that no person who is immoral, impure, or greedy (such a person is an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them, for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of the light – for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth – and find out what pleases the Lord. Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. For the things they do in secret are shameful even to mention. But all things being exposed by the light are made evident. For everything made evident is light, and for this reason it says:
“Awake, O sleeper!
Rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you!”
Therefore be very careful how you live – not as unwise but as wise, taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil. For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is. And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for each other in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord, because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church – he himself being the savior of the body. But as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word, so that he may present the church to himself as glorious – not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. In the same way husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one has ever hated his own body but he feeds it and takes care of it, just as Christ also does the church, for we are members of his body. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. This mystery is great – but I am actually speaking with reference to Christ and the church. Nevertheless, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
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