The Upward Path

Mountains, Journeys, and Encounters with God

De: Geoffrey Schmitt

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Mountains rise throughout Scripture as places of revelation, struggle, worship, transformation, and encounter with God. From Jacob’s ladder reaching toward heaven to Moses ascending Sinai, from Elijah listening for the still small voice to Jesus teaching upon the mountain and carrying the cross uphill toward Calvary, the Bible repeatedly portrays the spiritual life as an upward journey.

In The Upward Path: Mountains, Journeys, and Encounters with God, Geoffrey Schmitt invites readers to travel through these sacred heights and discover how the mountain stories of Scripture illuminate everyday discipleship. Blending biblical teaching, personal reflection, poetry, prayer, and practical application, this study explores themes of pilgrimage, perseverance, worship, suffering, community, and hope.

Drawing from decades of ministry, prison outreach, retreat leadership, and personal experience hiking the Presidential Range of New Hampshire, Geoffrey reflects on how mountains change perspective — helping us see both the greatness of God and the deeper meaning of life’s valleys. The study also connects ancient biblical journeys with modern experiences of awe, including humanity’s exploration beyond the moon into the vastness of creation.

Each chapter includes:

• Scripture
• Teaching
• Meditation
• Personal Reflection
• Poem
• Questions
• Prayer
• “Smithy’s Forge” practical exercises

More than a study about mountains, this book is a guide for fellow pilgrims learning to walk faithfully through both heights and hardships. It reminds readers that mountaintop experiences are meant to prepare us for valley duty — and that every faithful climb ultimately leads home to the presence of God.

For individual readers, Bible studies, retreats, prison ministries, and spiritual formation groups, The Upward Path offers encouragement, perspective, and hope for all who continue climbing by grace.