Should Christians retreat? Is it appropriate for Christians to get away, to cloister? __________________________________ Before entering the world of Christian camping, I was a student of Biology. Before bonfires, I spent time with Bunsen burners. Before morning devotionals on the lawn were messy dissections in the lab. Due to the copious amounts of time I … Read more
A simple question was posed to our 2012 summer staff at the end of camp: In what ways did you grow this summer? Their answers are powerful, revealing the ways God worked this summer. Read what they wrote below and be encouraged. Christian summer camp – another means by which God grows His church. … Read more
With whom will we trust our children? Here’s how one coach changed my life, and why the young people of our churches still need mentors. “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 11:1 To me, John Norris was a coach, a mentor, and a friend. He followed Jesus … Read more
“Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly… Let me learn by paradox that the way down is the way up, that to be low is to be high, that the broken heart is the healed heart, that the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit, that the repenting soul is the victorious soul…” – Valley of … Read more