Search Results exercise Exercise • Health • Nature Jun 28, 2024 Two Centuries In One – From the St. Louis Arch to Downtown EvansvilleI have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith – 2 Timothy 4:7 As I entered the darkness that morning with Andrew, and […]...Read Full Article Exercise • Faith Apr 19, 2024 Willpower – Amy’s Marathon JourneyOn April 13th, my wife, Amy, ran the Carmel Marathon, her third race at this distance. She finished in 4 hours, 13 minutes, about 2 ½ minutes off her personal […]...Read Full Article Health • Nature • Parenting Dec 11, 2023 On the Trail With My Kids – A River to River SummaryIt was almost four years ago on December 23, 2019 that my four oldest kids, Zach, Emma, Matthew, Noah, and I, took off on an unseasonably warm day with a […]...Read Full Article Family • Health Jun 10, 2023 Their Spirit Lives OnI stepped outside on a cool, calm Thursday evening. Days removed from the busyness of the prior weekend, I sat down with a couple of books, and pulled a thin […]...Read Full Article Health Apr 12, 2023 Teach…Our Children WellI stepped outside underneath the porch awning. It was 41 degrees; the rain was pitter-pattering off the metal roof. Nearing the end of my peak week for marathon training, I […]...Read Full Article Health • Nature • Parenting Feb 15, 2023 Toward the TopWe had just left camp about 20 minutes prior, heading out on the trail at 7:20 AM. Will and I were alone on the road, as the others were well […]...Read Full Article Faith • Health • Nature Nov 8, 2022 From Resistance to LoveOver the past couple of decades, I have come to learn that regular activity is not only a key to being physically and psychologically healthy, but also more socially and […]...Read Full Article Faith • Health • Nature Sep 15, 2022 Backpacking Is a Quintessential Christian Activity“Not everything in life is essential. If everything is essential, then nothing is essential.” I had just awoken to the sounds of a gurgling stream. The previous night, a thundershower […]...Read Full Article Health Apr 18, 2022 Laps in the Lanes of LifeAs a young boy growing up on the Westside of Evansville, I participated in a number of outdoor activities during the summer. One of these occurred just a couple of […]...Read Full Article Faith • Health • Nature Oct 8, 2021 5 (Free) Keys to Coping with PainI was sitting on the banks of a tributary of the Yellowstone River. My brother, two friends, and I were into day three of our epic adventure through Yellowstone National […]...Read Full Article More Articles All Articles