Growing up, I attended a week of church camp almost every summer. It was a vacation away from parents where I could make new friends and engage in outdoor activities that would otherwise have been unavailable to me. My fellow campers and I would encourage each other as we engaged in things like archery, rock climbing, spelunking, and canoeing. We also learned to work together through teambuilding challenges and low- and high-ropes courses. Of course there were also the typical Bible studies, daily devotions, and evening vespers services that you would expect from a church camp, but with energetic camp counselors leading these activities, they never felt boring... Please click the title to continue reading...
Month: March 2018
Why I’m Not (Insert Goal Here) Yet…
I have always wanted to be a writer. I've had many dreams over the years, from wanting to be a marine biologist to a youth pastor to a sound engineer and many other things in between. But wanting to be the author behind some inspiring sci-fi or fantasy novel is one dream that has been with me since I was a child... Please click the title to read more...
Choices in Parenting
Last week I came across a video on Facebook of a father punishing his ten-year-old son by making him run to school. His child had been kicked off the bus for three days for bullying. There were a great number of comments on the video, some praising the father for posting the video as an example to other parents, while others criticized the father for bullying and humiliating his son by posting the video... Please click to read more...
Rebooting This Blog
I had originally wanted to reboot this blog last October/November (2017), but just as I was finding time to devote to it, the Las Vegas shooting occurred. I didn't want to start uploading posts during such a time of political and social chaos. Now when I've found time once again, we've had the Florida school shooting... Please, click to read more.