Please enjoy these pics from Sandi’s and my recent trip to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. Crater Lake is the caldera of ancient mountain volcano that erupted and then collapsed in on itself and filled up with water. It is the deepest lake in the western hemisphere at 1,949 feet deep and the third deepest lake in the world. The lake is five by six miles across.The crater’s rim averages between 6,000 and 7,000 foot in elevation above sea level. It became a national park in 1902.
Shalom everyone! Sandi and I just got back from a four day trailer camping trip up in the high mountains of south central Oregon that stretched into a five day, then into an eight day trip.
Usually when I’m gone, I pre-schedule blog posts to fit with the scripture for the day according to our Bible reading schedule. However, I decided to give myself and you a break this time.
You see, keeping this blog up requires a lot of time and effort—many hours each week. Sometimes we all need a break. It is my privilege to do serve the body of Yeshua through this blog, and YHVH Elohim commissioned me many years ago to “feed his sheep.” This is a responsibility I take very seriously, and dereliction of duty is not something that pleases him. However, he does allow his servants breaks once in a while, so they can recoup, get energized in him and hopefully come back refreshed and ready to serve him with intensified vigor. This we did when we parked our travel trailer by a 5,100 foot elevation mountain lake for the past week and just chilled. More on all of this later, but in the mean time here are several photos. Enjoy!
The view from our trailer.
The view of the lake from our campfire.
Sandi poking her head out from our home on wheels.
The ever changing moods of Diamond Lake—a veritable movie screen as viewed from our front door!
Natan cooking dinner over the campfire.
We made a quick trip to nearby Crater Lake National Park.
Diamond Lake early in the morning.
As you know, I just posted a piece on Trump vs. Clinton. Reading this stuff is like walking through stinky barnyard muck that is knee-deep!
When I read Robert Daniel Phillip’s comment to that blog post, it punctuated the dilemma most Elohim-fearing, Bible-loving Americans are facing regarding who to vote for in our upcoming presidential elections.
The distasteful and bleak outlook of our elections in turn prompted me to take a stroll through my garden to de-pollute my mind. Here are some photographs of the flowers that are currently in bloom in my garden. Allow me to share this unparalleled beauty of YHVH’s creation with you on this beautiful Shabbat morning.
When the things of man look bleak and hopeless, let’s turn our eyes to YHVH the Creator and to the beauty of his creation all around us that silently shouts at us to cast our attention skyward to the source of all love, joy, peace, goodness and beauty. Yehovah Elohim is the ultimate Righteous Judge of the universe who, in due time, with the purifying fires of justice, will destroy all the wood, hay and stubble of men’s humanistic machinations and attempts to dethrone him.
I am casting my vote for YHVH Elohim—Yeshua!
Sorry Hitlerey, Tromp et al, but the flowers in my garden are a much prettier sight to my eyes and sensibilities than you’ll ever be!
Shabbat shalom everyone…please enjoy the Creators gift to us of flowers!
Yesterday, Rick Wiles of Trunews (http://www.trunews.com) interviewed Dr. Robert Jeffress, pastor of the 12,000 member First Baptist Church of Dallas, TX. Jeffress is a member of the Executive Advisory Board to represent the concerns of evangelical Christians to Donald Trump. He also a personal friend of Donald Trump. He had some amazing things to say about Trump.
For example, last week, Donald Trump called a meeting of more than 900 American evangelical leaders in NYC to hear their thoughts and concerns and to explain to them what he would do to help Christians if he became president. When was the last time a presidential candidate did that? Both Rick Wiles and Robert Jeffress were at that by-invitation only meeting. Moreover, at that meeting,Trump convened a faith advisory counsel comprised of major evangelical leaders to advise him on issues of concern to conservative Christians of which Jeffress is a member. This is unprecedented!
Here are some major differences between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton according to Pastor Jeffress, and why, according to him, Bible believers should support Donald Trump’s presidency bid:
I encourage the reader to listen to Rick Wiles’ interview of Dr. Jeffress. The interview starts at 1:01.30 in the podcast (it lasts just a few minutes), and is available at: file:///Users/nathan/Music/iTunes/iTunes%20Media/Podcasts/TRUNEWS%20with%20Rick%20Wiles/TRUNEWS%2006_27_16%20Robert%20Jeffress%20_%20Globalist%20Revolution.mp3 (You will need to copy this url and paste it into your web browser.)
Help wanted: A motivated young man in excellent physical condition who possesses basic arboricultural skills (i.e. pruning of trees and ornamental shrubs and basic tree climbing skills) and who loves the Torah and Yeshua to help me in my tree service business and ministry as my amanuensis. An amanuensis is a personal assistant or protege to a writer or teacher as Timothy, Titus or Mark were to Paul. He must also possess solid, general computer skills.
As an arborist, you would work for me in my tree care business and be well-compensated financially commensurate with your skill level and desire to improve your skills as an arborist. I would use my 30 years of professional experience in this profession to help you.
As my amanuensis, I would use my 50 years in the Torah, 25 years in ministry and 18 years as pastoring a pro-Torah, Hebrew roots, gospel oriented congregation to mentor you in growing spiritually and in ministering the Word of Elohim to others. In return, you would help me from time-to-time an as-need basis as my personal assistant in the ministry.
If interested, please contact me at arborist@goodnewstree.com or at goodnewstree.com.
Please enjoy this short movie I made of our recent cruise to Alaska. The scenery is spectacular beyond words as we visited Glacier Bay, the Yukon and saw dozens of bald eagles diving for fish all at the same in right in front of us.