First Impressions & Misconceptions

Your impressions of someone can be quite a misconception.
There is a pastor, here at camp that I see every year but have never got to know.
To be truthful, over the years I’ve never really noticed him outside of class.
I know he was probably in the canteen area and perhaps watching the games, but he was just such a quiet fellow that I didn’t notice him. Continue reading

From Plunging Toilets to Preaching Gospel

Andy Comer is our evangelist at camp this year.
I remember Andy from our early years at camp when he was, what is called, a slop-jock.
A slop-jock is a young man that works at camp all summer long and hauls trash, divides up the thrown-away food into solids and liquids, and they do maintenance around the dorms and cabins. Continue reading

Mature Leadership

It’s camp day!
We’ve been going to Daniel Springs Baptist Encampment since 2002.
Back then we had 32 go; this year there are 7 of us.
Back then I was told that I couldn’t participate in the business meeting; this year I’m teaching the adult class again.
Things have changed at camp over the past years. Continue reading

More Abundantly Living

I saw this on Facebook the other evening: Don’t like gay marriages? Don’t get one…Don’t like cigarettes? Don’t smoke them…Don’t like abortions? Don’t get one…Don’t like sex? Don’t have it…Don’t like drugs? Don’t do them…Don’t like porn? Don’t watch it…Don’t like alcohol? Don’t drink it.. Don’t like guns? Don’t buy one..Don’t like your rights taken away? Don’t take away someone else’s! {re-post if you agree}. Continue reading

You Have A 2nd Chance!

Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them. So fire went out from the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. Lev 10:1-2 Continue reading

The Wedding

I performed a wedding Saturday night for a new couple in our church, Casey and Lindsey.
There is so much that goes into a wedding.
There’s the rehearsal with the wedding coordinator running around, directing, and instructing everyone on where, when, and how! Continue reading