Photo by Jenny Venturo All night long, the storm raged. Wind howled in the treetops. It whipped over the water of the lake, ruffling it...

Photo by Paul Venturo Yes, Icelandic State Park looks pretty "northern" if you get the right angle. Icelandic State Park, way up in the...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Are you starting to develop a more reverent awe for the holiness of God? Over the past few weeks we’ve been...

Photo by Paul Venturo He hasn’t eaten for a while now and he’s hungry. He is lurking around in the rocks, deep down in the water,...

Photo by Jenny Venturo The sun was just sinking under the hills when we pulled ourselves up the last rock to the top of a small mountain....

Photo by Jenny Venturo In my last devotional, I discussed the meaning of holiness and explained why it is so important to be constantly...

Artwork by Joshua Venturo He runs about on talus fields all summer with bundles of small plants in his mouth. He spreads the plants in...

Artwork by Daniel Venturo Life gets complicated. Life gets confusing. Hopes, dreams, disappointments, failures, quarrels—all these tangle...

Photo by Paul Venturo It certainly wasn’t Colorado. And we were a little sad to be here. We had left behind the glorious snowy mountains,...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Last week, we celebrated the birth of a nation completely separate and independent from her former controlling...

Photo by Paul Venturo The loose rock in this picture is called "talus." Scree is a type of talus consisting of very small pieces of rock....

Photo by Jenny Venturo Jesus, God in the flesh, died in the place of guilty sinners. He was buried but rose again. Turn from your sin and...

Photo by Joe Venturo Hello friends! We are praying regularly for you and would love to hear from you! Do you have unsaved family members,...

Artwork by Kelly and Daniel Venturo In an open sunny meadow in Colorado there was a prairie dog town. All over the grassy field were...

Photo by Jenny Venturo The north face of Humboldt Peak after a heavy snow. Gale-force winds and severe altitude sickness prevented us...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Turn From Your Sin: In the past few weeks , we have analyzed God’s incredible plan of redemption. Now it is time...

Artwork by Joshua Venturo While we were fishing a lake in Colorado, we saw a large lake trout. We wanted to catch one, but we didn’t have...

P hoto by Jenny Venturo Jesus, God in the flesh, died in the place of guilty sinners. He was buried but rose again. Turn from your sin...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Everybody knows that shoes wear out quickly. But nobody realizes this fact better than hikers.   Hiking shoes...

Photo by Paul Venturo Memorial Day usually marks the unofficial official start of summer. Often celebrated with picnics and parades, it...

Photo by Jenny Venturo When we were hiking high on Mt. Elbert in Colorado, we saw lots of ptarmigans. They were so white we could hardly...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Jesus, God in the flesh, died in the place of guilty sinners. He was buried but rose again. Turn from your sin and...

Photo by Paul Venturo Harsh, cruel wind bit into our skin, and icy, cold snow crunched beneath our feet as we turned and left behind yet...

Artwork by Kelly Venturo Whisk is a squirrel. His house is a hollow tree in a quiet pine forest. Like most squirrels, Whisk is usually...