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I must give more consideration

3/9/2024

By not giving enough consideration to the direction in which I was traveling, I made a move down the wrong road and I realized after some younger sojourners (1 Peter 2-11,12) trailed behind me that I must give more consideration to the direction in which I am traveling as young and impressionable souls are observing or following me.

"Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation."
1 Peter 2-11,12

shooting at the tin foil

3/9/2024

I would say the one thing on the path of life that impacted me the most was shooting at the tin foil.
Even though I was almost hitting it. I was still missing and if I would've gone closer I would've hit it.
It made me realize that in life I can "almost get it" but I still don't and that in order to get it I need to come closer to God.

Gage McCullough

unseen by mankind..

3/9/2024

So very many hearts and hands go into making everything happen as it should for camp..
One of the many things that will not leave my mind, is a beautiful Brazilian lady, who made herself of no reputation, following us all with a folding chair to offer a rest for any of our tired bodies along the path of life.. she made me think of Jesus quietly serving humanity.
I later found out she was Alex's wife.. Vivi.
I know Vivi is just one of many who does so much that may go unseen by mankind..
I think of Vivi often, and I am encouraged to pray for all who have gone before and the ones who will come after, that God will abundantly bless them along their paths of life.

Thank you all.
Theresa Hannah

"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."

MATTHEW 25:40

Rope Course

3/9/2024

“For we walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7). A verse that has been shared with me by many members of my family and those in my ministry. A verse that never made sense to me. I spent many nights questioning it and many instances of my life not practicing it. Through all these years, I watched as my great-grandfather, Chuck Zerres, took this practice to heart and allowed it to fill him completely. But I had to learn that watching him and surrounding myself with people who practiced the word of God through and through, was not enough. It can be so easy to look at the atmosphere around you and think you are right with God, but if your heart and soul is not there, you will never be right with God. Though I can’t go back and change all those nights and instances where I lacked the discipline to practice the word of God, I can share the valuable lesson God has taught me.

"So Will I"

3/9/2024

A TESTIMONY ABOUT WIND CHIMES

Any time we try to describe the presence of God, what it means to feel Him, or to hear His voice; it seems like words are never enough. In some ways, God just IS. In every way, He IS. (Exodus 3:14.) During camp this year, we learned to listen carefully, or "take heed how you hear." (Luke 8:18) God gave us the idea to make wind chimes, and as the idea developed, we saw God work more and more. By the end of camp, we had over 20 wind chimes made out of recycled and reused materials. When I sat in the midst of all those wind chimes, I could feel the presence of God. I knew that when the wind blew, they sang. And I couldn't help but feel deeply, "So will I," by Hillsong United. This song says "If creation sings Your praises so will I."
Though we try and try to explain God, define and describe Him, He just IS. And, as His creation, I want to just "be" in that. I want my every action to be a reaction to Who He is. He IS, so I will "be".

Lily Hannah

The Spiritual Body

12/2/2021

"It is sown a natural body; it is raised a
spiritual body. There is a natural body, and
there is a spiritual body." 1 CORINTHIANS 15:44

Many years ago, I sat in a Bible study where the foot washing of the disciples by Jesus was being taught. For the first time, I heard and understood something more than the humbleness and forgiveness of Jesus Christ in this lesson. I heard something wonderful and beautiful about the Kingdom of God - a kingdom that is spiritual - and how things that are seen and understood on a "natural" level are often just a shadow of things that are "spiritual" or spiritually true.

How much can Jesus change a life?

6/4/2020

WHOLLY HOLY

5/26/2018

Finding favor
You’ve probably heard about a guy in the Bible named Noah, but have you ever thought about what it would be like to be Noah?
After the LORD created man, many years passed and the population of the earth grew. As time passed, it became apparent that the people were not walking with God. In fact, they had grown so far away from their Creator that the LORD became sorry that He had even made them, the Bible says.

Letters from B.I.B.L.E. Camp

12/31/2017

Every year we are surprised by our campers, whether by a special way they arrange their tents for inspections or the way they behave, but this year a special group touched our hearts with letters expressing how our Lord Jesus worked in their lives. We couldn't be more thankful for them and to Jesus, for moving hearts at Bible Camp. #ThankYouJesus

No One Loves You More

1/31/2016

There is no one who loves you more than God - no one. No one has endured more sorrow and grief or suffered greater loss because of their desire for you. No one has labored more to make a way so that you could be with them and they to be with you…to "win" your love. No one.