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October 14th, 2022

A week ago, our two youngest boys and I went on our annual men’s retreat. There are plenty of fun things for us to do out there, but one of our favorites is to canoe. As a family, we are not “super-outdoorsy” but we do like to get out in nature for a hike or bike ride, and then, during our men’s retreat and float trip and sometimes on a vacation, we will jump in a canoe to enjoy the water.

If there is more than one canoe in the water, we almost always end up racing…even if we make the commitment to simply enjoy the water.

I guess competition is just in our blood.

Last week, the boys asked if they could take out the canoe by themselves…I think this is the first time they went out alone.

I was really glad they had the confidence to go by themselves and even more glad they stayed afloat.

They had a few steering issues….but they made it through their first voyage completely dry…except for some muddy shoes from the shoreline.

Canoeing provides a great example for our sermon theme from the book of James, “Faith that Works.”

For starters, in order to enjoy the water in the canoe, you have to trust the canoe will float. If you have a partner in the canoe, you also have to trust that person won’t tip it over…I have plenty of experience here 5020202020Recent

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