As 1992 dawned, I was certain I had descended to one of the darkest times of my life to that point. For a variety of reasons, I could no longer continue serving the church I had pastored for the previous 4 years, and December 31, 1991, was my last day…
[If you missed previous installments, begin here, or get the background to today’s post here.] What turned out to be our last full day’s hike on the Long Trail began ominously. The torrential rains from the night before died down, but a light rain persisted. With daylight came a clearer…
If at first you don’t succeed, then try and fail again! Well, that’s not how the saying goes, but that’s what Phillip Vasto did. Mr. Vasto hails from Brooklyn, New York, but on a recent trip to Arizona, he decided to climb a mountain near Flagstaff. Most of us think…
