Here is where the trail starts

I have traveled about 2,500 miles on the Mississippi, Missouri, Grand and Yellowstone Rivers as a member of the Discovery Expedition of St. Charles in addition to my MR340 travels. My favorite time on the Missouri River was experienced while traveling upstream in the White Pirogue near Ft Osage when we raised the sail and were propelled against the mighty current of the Missouri by the breath of God.

In the last few years I have traveled about 10,000 miles on my Fuji bicycle. I just enjoy propelling myself while traveling life’s trails.

I have also traveled around the track at Kansas Speedway in a 600 hp Chevrolet at 136mph and had the opportunity to travel aboard a 72,000 pound C130H aircraft. And as an operator of a $2 million M88 tank recovery vehicle I have traveled over very rough terrain.

--Another road I have traveled--The ROMAN ROAD....is a road you can travel. It is a group of Bible verses from the book of Romans in the New Testament. If you travel this road you will end up understanding how to be saved.

Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."We all have sin in our hearts. We all were born with sin. We were born under the power of sin's control.- Admit that you are a sinner.

Romans 6:23a "...The wages of sin is death..." Sin has an ending. It results in death. We all face physical death, which is a result of sin. But a worse death is spiritual death that alienates us from God, and will last for all eternity. The Bible teaches that there is a place called the Lake of Fire where lost people will be in torment forever. It is the place where people who are spiritually dead will remain.- Understand that you deserve death for your sin.

Romans 6:23b "...But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Salvation is a free gift from God to you! You can't earn this gift, but you must reach out and receive it.- Ask God to forgive you and save you.

Romans 5:8, "God demonstrates His own love for us, in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us!"When Jesus died on the cross He paid sin's penalty. He paid the price for all sin, and when He took all the sins of the world on Himself on the cross, He bought us out of slavery to sin and death! The only condition is that we believe in Him and what He has done for us, understanding that we are now joined with Him, and that He is our life. He did all this because He loved us and gave Himself for us!- Give your life to God... His love poured out in Jesus on the cross is your only hope to have forgiveness and change. His love bought you out of being a slave to sin. His love is what saves you -- not religion, or church membership. God loves you!

Romans 10:13 "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved!" - Call out to God in the name of Jesus!Romans 10:9,10 "...If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation."- If you know that God is knocking on your heart's door, ask Him to come into your heart.

Salvation is free to anyone that will sincerely pray a prayer something like this:

Dear God, I confess to you that I am a sinner and in need of Jesus Christ as my Savior. Please forgive me. I turn away from my sin and place my faith in Jesus. Amen

If you prayed this prayer tell someone about your experience today.