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WHAT ARE YOU CLIMBING? by Chad Bozarth

3/7/2019

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​I’m not sure why exactly, but recently, I have developed a deep curiosity and interest in climbing Mount Everest. Don’t misunderstand me, I won’t personally be climbing it any time soon. I don’t really like heights that much. I have been watching a lot of documentaries about people who do climb or attempt to climb that great mountain and living vicariously through them. These people spend anywhere from $30k to $100k to risk their lives to scale this mountain. Like anyone, I always knew attempting to climb Everest was a dangerous feat, but I didn’t fully grasp the enormity of the danger. At certain altitudes, altitude sickness is very likely, and it’s a pretty scary thing…like brain swelling, hallucinating, could die any moment from a heart attack or stroke type of thing. Why do these people do this? Is it ego? Is it some innate drive to test their personal limits? Is it bragging rights? Maybe all of the above…all this risk, all this cost, so many lives lost…to climb a mountain. I think attempting and achieving what was once “impossible” is amazing, virtuous even, but… 
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It is amazing to see the cost and risk so many people are willing to incur for the sake of an earthly accomplishment. We, as Christians, are pursing an eternal goal. Are we willing to pay the price? Are we willing to risk our own lives even? Are we risking everything for an earthly reward that will simply burn up in the end, or are we risking everything for a work that will bear eternal rewards? What are you climbing? 

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  • Home
  • About
    • Statement of Faith
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    • Susan Bozarth
    • Melody Downey
  • Blog
  • Associate Missionaries
    • North America >
      • Ashley Ruffin
      • Cornelio Perez
      • Esera & Brittany Tauai
      • Samuel Sim
      • Willie & Alicia Hernandez
    • Central America >
      • El Salvador >
        • Danny and Gelmarie Montes
        • David & Kathy Knepper
        • Esther’s Heart (El Salvador)
        • Kurt Ackermann & Family
        • Oscar & Beth Alegria
    • South America >
      • Brazil >
        • Flavio & Luciana Piassi
    • Europe >
      • Austria >
        • Cesar and Simone Sotomayor
      • England >
        • Ryan and Randi Brewer
      • Germany >
        • Gerhard Lewerenz (Refugee Ministry)
      • Italy >
        • Tolulope Bakare
      • Poland >
        • Adam and Agnieszka Piątkowski
        • Billy & Shellie Summers
        • Carson & Morgan Heim
        • Marek & Marysia Kiewra
        • Piotr Bigus
      • Romania >
        • Samuel Caba
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        • Dana & Tanya Carbone
        • Natalia Schedrivaya
      • Ukraine >
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        • Dedani Mwemedi Echasa
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