This has to be the shortest blog post I’ve ever seen. I believe it’s something we’re called to do if we’re followers of Christ and this is a good way to think about it. Something I can’t help but do… Comfort the afflicted. Afflict the comfortable. From Ben Arment’s History in the Making. Direct post […]
Had the chance to go up to the Mill Mountain star observation deck tonight with Chris. Good view, even though it was humid out. Stopped at Krispy Kreme on the way up, but the doughnuts weren’t hot. Bummer. I’ve been keeping busy this week–hopefully, I’ll make it to the river this week and get back […]
One of the most frustrating things that I see is people who call themselves Christians, go to church on Sundays, and wake up Monday morning and live exactly the same as their friends who have never been inside a church. On Sunday, they pay lip service to God, yet Monday they’re out putting themselves before […]
A little known fact about A Capitol Fourth, the PBS aired concert and fireworks coverage live from the steps of the capitol, is that the dress rehersal on July 3 is open to the public. This year, we went down early and ate dinner inside security so that we could save time and get good […]
This morning, we enjoyed a large hot breakfast provided by the hotel. After breakfast, we checked out of the hotel, loaded up the car, and headed back to the 16th street mall to pick up some last souvenirs of the trip. When we were done shopping, we jumped in the car and drove to Red […]
This morning, we started our day early with a tour of the Denver US mint. This mint makes all denominations of US coins currently in circulation. Unfortunately, the tour did not allow us to bring cameras in, so the only picture I have of the mint is from the mint’s website. The thing that I […]
This morning, we drove from Colorado Springs to Denver, a trip of about an hour. From Denver, we headed northwest to Boulder to go on the Celestial Seasonings factory tour. It was interesting to see what goes into their teas–Celestial Seasonings sells about 75% herbal teas, which are technically not even teas, since they do […]
Today’s adventures began with a cog railway ride up Pike’s Peak. The 8.9 miles of track to the top take over an hour each direction to travel. The ride is narrated on the way up, so the hour flies by. The trip down seemed to take forever. The view from the top was okay, but […]
Today, we spent the morning in back in the hot springs. In the afternoon, we drove over four hours from Pagosa Hot Springs to Manitou Springs, which is next to Colorado Springs. Since we arrived in the evening, we had a fun dinner at The Mason Jar and then tried to go to Seven Falls. […]
Today’s adventure started in Mesa Verde National Park, home of the famed cliff dwellings of the Pueblo Ancestors. The park is surrounded on three sides by a Ute Indian reservation, so it takes nearly an hour of driving to reach the cliff dwellings that are near the southern edge of the property. We took an […]