As many of you know, Teresa and I have now embarked on our 50-day 50th anniversary journey. We have passed through Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. After four days on the road, covering over 2000 miles, we took a bus tour to the Grand Canyon, witnessing there one of the most spectacular sights in the American Southwest.

Our tour guide, Jason, was very knowledgeable of the area, and shared with us so much information about the area, beginning in Sedona all the way to the south rim of the Canyon. Much of what he shared was about the places we traveled through on our 2 1/2 hour trip from Sedona. When we got close to the Canyon, he began a very detailed discussion of how the canyon was formed, giving us a most elaborate diatribe on Darwinian evolution. His discourse went on for about 20 minutes, and when it was clear that he had finished, I thanked him for his obvious knowledge and understanding of the evolutionary process, and then asked if he was aware that evolution was not the only explanation for the existence of the canyon.

He then asked what I was speaking about, which opened the door for me to share the creation account from the Bible, and say to those who were part of our tour group that it is possible, even probable, that the canyon exists because God created it just the way it is. The couple sitting immediately in front of us nodded their heads in approval, while the rest of our small group remained silent.

I say this simply to illustrate the fact that God opens doors for us to share our Biblical faith in some of the most unexpected places – we simply need to be on the look-out for those opportunities. I’m not sure that the conversation between me and Jason had any bearing or significance to the others in our captive audience, but at least they were given both sides of the story, and the opportunity to choose for themselves.

Teresa and I are witnessing the majesty and grandeur of God’s creative activity. We see God everywhere. Others might observe the same sights and see God nowhere. It is all a matter of perspective. As our journey continues, we will be heading to Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and North and South Dakota before heading back toward home. We will see so much, and it will lead us to worship the Creator of it all. Why? Because we choose to believe God is now-here, while others believe God is no-where. It’s all in the eyes of the beholder.

Blessings!