I need to tell you that I don’t even believe that there is a God. That is how the week began in one of our Senior High cabins last summer. A camper came to Lake … Read More
Does Life-Change Stick?
We recently attended a combined meeting of pastors from Michigan and Ohio. Our job was to help promote what God is doing at Lake Ann with an open invitation to attend. It was great to … Read More
Close to the Fire
Like a pebble striking the water, the summer of 2013 is gone, but the ripple effect is just beginning. We are still close to the fire that was sparked in the lives of many campers. … Read More
Trophy Fishing
Trophy Fishing and Lake Ann Camp Is it possible to say you love something when you don’t prioritize it very often? Take fly fishing, for instance. Whenever I am able to go, it is an … Read More
Generosity
Generosity: To be fully beneficial, needs to be freely given and freely received God is the ultimate gift giver, in fact, we are never more like God than when we are being generous. How often … Read More
Deeper Waters
We’re most alive when we step into waters that are deeper than our experience and training have prepared us to handle I have to admit, the truth of this principle did not hit me right … Read More
Silence Magnifies Life
Silence is meant to magnify life rather than diminish it – life makes noise! Growing up in Oregon and hearing about breath-taking Crater Lake, but never visiting – I felt like I was missing something. … Read More
Monuments Don’t Memorialize Safe Choices
Monuments Don’t Memorialize Safe Choices As we start, remember this: monuments are not built to memorialize the safe choices made in life. How many times do you need to see Mount Rushmore before you avoid … Read More
We Need Each Other
We need each other Margy and I spent a month in a secluded and immensely beautiful section of the Willamette National Forest in Oregon. This mountainous region is covered with Douglas Fir and Cedar trees … Read More
When Does God Speak to People?
When Does God Speak to People? Start with the premise that God does want to speak to people…what a thought! Think of how busy your life is, multiply that by over 7 billion people, and … Read More