Decorah Iowa Eagle’s Nest
The Raptors Resource Project streams live video 24/7 of an eagles nest in Decorah, Iowa. There are almost always chicks that hatch in early April and grow and get ready to launch over the summer. Watch this amazing family of birds as they go about their daily lives. It’s remarkably relaxing!
God sustained him in a desert land, in a howling wilderness waste; God shielded him, cared for him, guarded him as the apple of his eye. As an eagle stirs up its nest, and hovers over its young; as it spreads its wings, takes them up, and bears them aloft on its pinions, the Lord alone guided him. Deuteronomy 32:10-11 (NRSV)
Renewal in the Wilderness
There is an ancient and deeply compelling spiritual tradition of human beings going into the wilderness to find God. Moses, Jesus, Paul, Buddha and Confuscious — to name just a few of our spiritual forebears from all around the world in all parts of recorded history — knew that in the wilderness they’d find the quiet and the simplicity that could lead to profound spiritual connections. They understood that the busyness of normal day-to-day living is usually not the way to regain that connection with God because it affords little opportunity to simply, humbly and quietly be with God.
Perhaps even in our time…especially in our time…leaving civilization to spend time with God in the wilderness holds an important key to our own renewal.
Founded by John Lionberger in 2001 as the result of his own experience of encountering God in the wilderness, Renewal in the Wilderness takes men and women from all denominations and faith traditions out of their normal environments for 1-8 days of wilderness travel to give them a chance to spend extraordinary time with God.
Our trips are also — and this is very important — designed to be a lot of fun!It is a profound pleasure just being in the wilderness, moving quietly and watching that magnificent world unfold as we flow through it.We’ll learn wilderness skills, build new friendships or deepen old ones. We’ll spend time on spiritual issues and time on wilderness issues. Renewal in the Wilderness trips are an intentional blend of the spiritual and the physical, the serious and the fun.
TRIPS, WORKSHOPS
Reconnect with God in the same way our ancestors found so effective. Sign up for a canoe trip or kayak trip. Custom group trips also available.
