Rick Wertz

Plans and Schedules

His son loved baseball and summer plans were often adjusted to fit the baseball tournament schedule. One thing that always got pushed out every summer was his son’s desire to be involved with the church youth work week. This was a coordinated, multi-church mission trip…

Rick WertzAugust 27, 2026

Spiritual Growth

Heart-Turning

With five kids in the home, he had not thought about spending one-on-one time with any of the kids. Every activity was coordinated as a family for all to participate. The only exceptions were summer gatherings with extended family. But then his wife scheduled he…

Rick WertzAugust 19, 2026

Spiritual Growth

All In or Not

Reflect on this past week – your waking hours, not including hours on the job. Tally the time spent in prayer, worship, Scripture and study of God’s word. Divide the number you come up with by 74. This is a way to quantify the status…

Rick WertzAugust 12, 2026

Spiritual Growth Summertime

Return from the Mountain

It has been said that it is a local call to God from Texas. But it sure feels like you are a lot closer to Him in the mountains. It is surreal to be on a mountain summit looking across to other peaks and down…

Rick WertzAugust 6, 2026

Spiritual Growth Summertime

Live into the Time

A friend once shared that three weeks was the right length of time for a vacation. The first week he found himself still thinking about things at the office. The second week he started to truly check out and enjoy where he was. By the…

Rick WertzJuly 29, 2026

Spiritual Growth Summertime

Set Up for the Stay

We made it to camp early in the afternoon. First order of business was to set up for the stay - get the tents up and get the kitchen set up under a pavilion area – griddles positioned, propane bottles hooked up, supplies organized and…

Rick WertzJuly 21, 2026

Spiritual Growth Summertime

Prepare for the Trip

As we prepare for our annual High Country Adventure, I am reminded of an uncle that asked me if he could bring his nephew on a trip. I commended his initiative to step up as a father-figure in the boy’s life and encouraged him to…

Rick WertzJuly 15, 2026

Spiritual Growth Summertime

Not Our Home

As a young kid, he would spend a part of every summer with his uncle. The boy’s home life was not healthy – there was alcoholism and it was a very low-income household. His mother reached out to her sister and brother-in-law about opening their…

Rick WertzJuly 8, 2026

Family Leadership Summertime

Happy Birthday U S A

William Wallace, the 13th century Scotsman depicted in the 1995 movie Braveheart, led the charge for freedom from the tyranny of the English. Five hundred years later, George Washington led a successful charge for freedom from English rule in the American Revolution. Then the work…

Rick WertzJuly 1, 2026

Family Spiritual Growth

Carry Ministry Onward

I pray you are enjoying the balance of this Father’s Day Month. I have been blessed to spend a good chunk of it in the mountains of Colorado in partnership with Voice of Wilderness to conduct our father-daughter ‘Walking Together’ hiking trip and the father-son…

Rick WertzJune 24, 2026

Plans and Schedules

Heart-Turning

All In or Not

Return from the Mountain

Live into the Time

Set Up for the Stay

Prepare for the Trip

Not Our Home

Happy Birthday U S A

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