Columnists From the Editor
October 1, 1998
During our family trip to Yellowstone a couple summers ago, I noticed several cars stopped on the side of the road. Figuring some animal must be visible, I pulled off to take a look.
But this time it wasn't "just" prairie dogs or elk.
There, on a stump about 100 yards away, perched an enormous bird with white head and hooked beak. It was unmistakable: a bald eagle.
Even our kids, who had not been impressed by the geysers ("too smelly") or canyons ("what's next?") were wowed by the magnificent bird of prey.
"Let me use the binoculars!"
"Can I take another picture?"
We stayed, sharing binoculars, and saying, "Wow," repeatedly until the eagle eventually spread its wings, took flight, and disappeared over the trees.
Sure, we'd seen eagles soaring on television, and we'd seen closeups in magazines and recognized the famous profile from the U.S. Postal Service logo.
What was it that made this experience so exciting?
This was a real eagle in real life.
There's something about seeing an eagle in the wild that's different and better than reading about them or even watching one on TV.
For days afterward, we were praising its wingspan, size, power, and majesty. And the surprise of seeing it by the road.
Just as we were energized by encountering an eagle in the wild, the source of energy and joy for Christians is encountering God "in the wild."
Many Christians have read books and heard sermons about God, but an unexpected encounter with the living God is an experience of a different magnitude.
We may encounter God anywhere: in tragedy, in triumph, in receiving undeserved forgiveness, in gaining strength we can't explain, in providential circumstances, in the unique people God places in our churches, in the still, small ...
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