http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Eric+Kampmann Religion Eric Kampmann Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=278595&ca=Religion What is a Trail Thought? To me it is what happens when you venture outside on a clear, cold winter night and gaze into the heavens. It happens when you stop to see millions of tiny stars speckle the dark expanse, lighting up the world in all its glory, beauty and mystery. It happens when we face the... Religion Eric Kampmann Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=278596&ca=Religion We often think of wisdom in the abstract — as if it represents a human philosophy, constructed by the hands of men, with only a theoretical application to everyday life. But according to scripture, wisdom pre-existed the creation of the world and comes from the heart of God. (Jeremiah 10:12) For us,... Religion Eric Kampmann Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=278597&ca=Religion In the preface to Trail Thoughts, I describe my early life of career building as a pursuit of the youthful dreams common in those times: "…I was drawn to Manhattan because of its magnetic energy, its endless promise and its aura of mystery." But while the initial trajectory of my life there seemed t... Religion Eric Kampmann Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=277801&ca=Religion As a young man, I was drawn to Manhattan because of its magnetic energy, its endless promise and its aura of mystery. To me, Manhattan was an imaginary city of glittering majesty, the city described by Fitzgerald as a place that has all the "…wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the wor... Religion Eric Kampmann Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=277805&ca=Religion The news is not good. A Governor of a large state throws everything away for a few hours of hidden pleasure with an expensive prostitute. Common sense would suggest such behavior is insane, but is it? Or a presidential candidate spins a tall tale about her brush with sniper fire on an official trip... Religion Eric Kampmann Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=277807&ca=Religion Our culture is obsessed with the acquisition of material goods and worldly status. However, in the race to attain these temporal things, people forget to pursue spiritual riches. When we spend the best days of our lives chasing after fame or wealth, then we are to be pitied, for in the end, nothing...