Will see you there
By Jeremiah Harder – An article from The Camp Connection Volume 3, Issue 2
As you have seen from Nick’s article on this past summer, our theme (The Stand) was based on the gospel. Did you know that really every summer the gospel is the core of our theme? It is central to all we do and teach here at camp.
By Phillip Rayburn – An article from The Camping Connection Volume 3, Issue 2
I found out a few things about pressure on my recent Arrowhead adventure trip to Colorado. At the end of July, two other leaders and I took a group of seven students on a weeklong adventure to the mountains. One would think that the higher you go into the mountains, the pressure would be lower. You know, the higher you go, the less gravity and all? But that isn’t the case.
I discovered that three cups of coffee before bed in the mountains, or anywhere for that matter, puts a lot of pressure on the bladder when you’re trying to sleep.
I also know that three campers jumping out of a raft into a swirling mass of white-water puts a lot of pressure on the leader as he watches them drift down river. Although they had specific instructions from our guide, and they planned their leap from the raft, a few minor hitches in the procedure made me glad to get them back into the raft.
By Nick Roen – An article from The Camp Connection Volume 3, Issue 2
I love the church! I love my current church, past churches I have been a part of and the body of Christ as a whole. But sometimes we get these weird ideas that are pretty dumb. Example: I feel like there is this unspoken notion within Christianity that when you go to church, you have to act like you have it all together, that you have no problems. Think about when we walk into church and someone comes up to us with a hand shake and a “How are you doing?” How do we respond? “Fine, thank you. The Lord is good!” Rarely do we break rank. Oh sure, we are eager to share about our son’s baseball tournament or our daughter’s honor roll recognition but not very often does the conversation turn to marital strife or struggles with sin. Indeed, everyone seems to have life on a leash, like a cute, fluffy, white puppy that never poops on the floor.