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Video Updates
…keeping you informed…
August 2023 Video Update
Take a moment to hear from Larry on he and Barbara’s journey and the ministry at . . .
April 2023 Video Update
Take a moment to listen to some of our alumni and why you should attend a SonScape retreat.
February 2023 Video Update
Take a moment to hear what God is doing in our SonScape International Retreats.
January 2023 Video Update
We are so thankful for you all and are looking forward to this new year!
November 2022 Video Update
Why would you support SonScape Retreats? Listen to the heart of one of our supporters.
June 2022 Video Update
Meet Lee and Becky Fouts . . . one of our amazing host couples! Listen as they share . . .
Updates
…our newsletters…
Spring Update 2017
Passing the Baton . . .
The time has come to pass the baton! In October 2002 I was asked to become the CEO of SonScape Retreats. For the past 141/2 years, it has been my great privilege to serve as CEO and then President of an incredible ministry where . . .
Spring Update 2016
Something New . . .
On May 1 a new book will appear in Christian bookstores across the country. Pastors are People Too is written by Jimmy Dodd and Larry Magnuson as a part of a new series published by David C. Cook for and about pastors.
Fall Update 2015
SonScape Retreats . . . still on the move!
by Larry Magnuson
Fifteen years ago SonScape held 10 retreats reaching 75 Christian leaders annually. This year there will be 32 retreats; 3 will be held internationally and 29 between Colorado, Tennessee, and New York.
Reflections
…devotional thoughts from our retreat leaders…
A Quivering Mass of Availability
What was Moses thinking?! He lead two million people into the wilderness toward the promised land – and they knew how to complain!
Light in the Darkness
Every one of us walk paths that we never imagined we were intended to walk. Paths that are more like unlit alleys cluttered with . . .
Why? Now what? How can this be?
I was sitting alone early one morning feeling sorry for myself. I was in the middle of an attack of my neurological disorder and had lost much . . .
Where is God?
Where is God? Is He here? Does He care? We look all around us and we see pain, fear, disappointment and we wonder “Where is God?”
Life in a Fog
Larry and I went down to Colorado Springs to do a little shopping at Costco a few days ago. It was a beautiful, sunny, relatively warm day . . .
Rediscovering Joy
Life thumps never seem far off and these thumps have a strange way of accumulating into a staggering burden . . .
Transformed Lives
…testimonies from our alumni…
You are my child!
My week at SonScape was full of moments with my wife and with God. I discovered how badly I had been treating myself. I heard God speak to me on the hiking trail, in the sessions . . .
My joy and heart have been restored…
Friends, all I can say is that my desire this week was to reconnect with the Lord and to re-orient my third culture and wounded missionary heart. Before my week here with my wife, I had hit . . .
A New Perspective
This retreat was a last resort for me. After 25 years of ordained ministry, 20 of which in the same parish, I felt abandoned by God, disenchanted with ministry, and . . .
Who God Made Us to Be
The most powerful part of our SonScape retreat experience was the opportunity to come away to a quiet place and honestly reflect on who God has made us to be.
God can do amazing things!
When you come away with the one you love best, to a guided quiet space, God can do amazing things. He taught us to understand and celebrate each other and renew . . .
Be Still and Allow Him to Work
God taught me once again the importance of being still and allowing Him to work. He put His finger on an area of my life that I didn’t even realize has and still is affecting me . . .
Other Interesting Info
…articles, videos, etc. from like-minded folks…
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