Author: Emily E. Ryan

This is the last post in my series on Going to the Mountains. Let’s spend today looking back on what we’ve discovered and seeing how we can apply it to our everyday lives. You may wonder, does going to the mountains...

Another thing I’ve noticed in my travels is that it’s not just mountains that people want to climb.  There is always a race to get to the top of something. To the top of the mountains in Colorado.  To the top of a volcano in...

The rewards of going to the mountains begin when we start to see the provisional hand of God on our lives.  When Abraham, with a heavy heart and heavy steps, trekked up the side of a mountain with his son Isaac beside him, their...

Coupled with prayer in our mountaintop agendas is the equally important need for praise. “Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy” (Psalm 99:9).  While prayer is the time we spend...

After we draw away from the crowds (privacy) and rush towards the mountains (God’s presence), what do we do once we get there?  Is our part over?  Have we done all we need to do by simply getting out of the world’s rain and...

The prophet Elijah received one of the most exciting commands in the Old Testament.  The Lord told him, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by” (1 Kings 19:11).  What...

To begin with, the mountains provide a place of isolation, a place separate and private from the pressures of daily living.  In the mountains, you are free from sudden interruptions, distracting noises, and unwelcome guests....

[For an intro to this series, click here] “Let me alone two months, that I may go to the mountains and weep” (Judges 11:37, NASB).  What is it about the mountains that makes them so enticing?  Is it the change of scenery?  The...