January 10 - March 28, 2010 Lessons from the Wilderness There is a metaphor that describes life for me and for many of us in these tenuous times. Life these days is much like a wilderness experience—a sort of wilderness wandering. If pressed, we aren’t all that sure where we’ve been, where we are, or where we are going. But one thing we can say with certainty—we are learning some things about life, about ourselves and about what truly matters. I believe we will emerge from this unpredictable season as different people—better people than we once were. These messages are designed to help us navigate the wilderness, give our lives needed direction, and even prepare us to take on some God-sized challenges as we begin 2010 together.