Tag: wilderness

  • 40 years of canoe tripping

    40 years of canoe tripping

    The trickling of an indoor waterfall in the room where Ric Driediger sits evokes images of a northern stream while he reflects on 40 years on the waterways of northern Saskatchewan as a canoeing guide.  His career began in 1972 when, at 19, he was invited to help guide a group of Mennonite students on…

  • Prepare the Way for the Lord

    Second Advent comes. We wait. We ponder the wilderness.  Are we driven to this wilderness, chased by the attackers of fear, wrong decision, and unknown future? Or are we called to it, with trepidation and a slight hint of adventure? What does this wilderness look like? Is it the tangle of forests and brush that,…