<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Outside With Jesus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explore Faith in Every Adventure]]></description><link>https://www.outsidewithjesus.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:26:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.outsidewithjesus.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[False Summits]]></title><description><![CDATA[“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”— Isaiah 55:8–9 This picture was taken atop South Sister in Oregon in July 2015, and it will always be one of my favorites. It was the first mountain I climbed with my son. We look relaxed and happy in the photo, but the truth is, this was one of the hardest hikes I’ve ever done. I was...]]></description><link>https://www.outsidewithjesus.com/post/false-summits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2f6fad00dbe48b1c7aced0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:45:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc50e2_ce48ac6380374dd0bb7843beaa3308b1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joy in the Trees]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.”   —Psalm 90:14 (ESV) Mercy in the Trees I’ve seen bears before. Black bears. Grizzlies. Far away. Up close. Alaska. Wyoming. Every encounter is special. This one, however, was different. This one moved me. I spotted this little guy in May of 2010 on maybe the weirdest, most stressful morning of my life. A colleague and I were returning to Grassy Narrows First Nation in Ontario, Canada. We were...]]></description><link>https://www.outsidewithjesus.com/post/joy-in-the-trees</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2de449418318a8f7e50e53</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:29:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc50e2_ed959c80279f49718830b42cbe86afcd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_719,h_481,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy Can Still Fly]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is amazing to me that clouds float. I mean, I get it. The science is there. Warm air rises. Water vapor condenses. Tiny droplets gather and scatter light until the whole thing looks like a floating mountain over our heads. Still. They shouldn’t, right? Those things weigh tons. Yet there they are, drifting across the sky like they weigh nothing at all. Nearly every day of your life, you can look up and see them. Massive things held overhead. Heavy things carried by forces you cannot see....]]></description><link>https://www.outsidewithjesus.com/post/cloud-planner</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a28bd4192a6df13948fb8b1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:37:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cc50e2_c00ef385d1284b378bbb657bfb19c138~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Smith</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>