Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery, Camp Sherman, OR Psalm 103:2-5 GNT 2 Praise the Lord, my soul,    and do not forget how kind he is.3 He forgives all my sins    and heals all my diseases.4 He keeps me from the grave    and blesses me with love and mercy.5 He fills my life with good things,    so that I stay young and strong like an eagle….

Wizard Falls Springs, Camp Sherman, OR James 3:10-11 CSB Blessing and cursing come out of the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, these things should not be this way. Does a spring pour out sweet and bitter water from the same opening? Would you kiss your mother with that mouth? There are many strong opinions, feelings,…

Isaiah 61:11 NIV For as the soil makes the sprout come up    and a garden causes seeds to grow,so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness    and praise spring up before all nations. Late summer, early fall is such a vibrant time of year when gardens are bursting at the seams with their bounty. Just imagine! The Lord’s righteousness is more…

Sisters, OR Philippians 3:20 GNT We, however, are citizens of heaven, and we eagerly wait for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come from heaven. I unequivocally love my United States of America. It breaks my heart that it seems we are less United and more just States of America. State of anger, state…

Hebrews 4:12 GNT The word of God is alive and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It cuts all the way through, to where soul and spirit meet, to where joints and marrow come together. It judges the desires and thoughts of the heart.

Three Sisters Mountains, Sisters, OR Isaiah 55:8-11 ISV For my thoughts are not your thoughts,     nor are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. 9 “For just as the heavens are higher than the earth,     so are my ways higher than your ways,         and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 “For just…