A friend of mine got out of prison recently. I had the privilege of meeting him at the gate along with his Free2Succeed mentors. We went back to his mentors’ house (whom we have both known a long time now … Read More

A year ago, in May of 2019, I participated in an Illuman MROP (Men’s Rite of Passage) in Washington. In the course of that experience, I recognized my name and truth. “I AM Jedidiah, Beloved of Jehovah,” I wrote in … Read More

Once upon a time, before YouTube was a thing, I dreamt of traveling the world as a videographer for missionaries. It was a fantastic dream. The idea was to collaborate with several churches in the area so they could team … Read More

*Originally published on www.ClearwaterTrekker.com   “To be at home is to have a place in the scheme of things — a place where we are comfortable; know that we belong; can be who we are; and can honor, protect, and … Read More

*Originally published on www.ClearwaterTrekker.com On El Camino de Santiago in Spain, they would say, “Your pilgrimage begins when your Camino ends.” I didn’t fully understand the saying, because this was supposed to be my pilgrimage. This waking and hiking, eating … Read More

*Originally published on www.ClearwaterTrekker.com   Why do we go into the wilderness to do therapy and create rites of passage? Because the wilderness has a way of taking us to the edge of our maps, just beyond our comfort zones … Read More