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I am preparing again to summit Mt. Rainier . I gave it a go in 2011 but turned back on the top of Disappointment Cleaver.  This year my plans are to summit on August 12, my 60th birthday . I'll keep you posted and share the results, but I wanted to share some of the training I am doing to prepare for the climb and how that relates to my life-long spiritual training. I am climbing again with the best guides on the mountain , RMI Expeditions . As part of their support, they offer a 16-week training program to get you ready for your climb.  The foundation of the program is what they call, The Rainier Dozen .  Here's the list: 1.  Steam engine 2.  Three quarter squats 3.  Turkish Get Up 4.  Lunge 5.  Arm extender 6.  Triceps Dip 7.  Deep squat 8.  Steam engine laying down 9.  Mountain climber 10.  Push up 11.  Ranger crawl 12.  8 Point Body Builder These exercises can be done in ...

Jesus modeled for us how to live an abundant life with God and others. Everything he did and said becomes a template for our lives if we desire to follow him. You and I can learn this abundant life even in short passages recorded in the Gospels. Luke , who tells us more about Jesus' prayer life than any other Gospel writer, noted that... ...Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. ( Luke 5:16 ; TNIV)  If Jesus withdrew from crowds and ministry regularly, surely there are advantages for us to follow his lead. Here are four reasons to withdraw in order to pray Solitude. The busyness and noise of our lives keep us from hearing the voice of God. God speaks to us every day, but we miss it because we fill our lives with busyness* and noise in an effort to fill the voids that only God can fill. Richard Foster's group, Renovare , reminds us, Solitude is " An open relational space for being found by God and freed from competing loyalties." When was th...