While we were at family camp last week, Israel bombed Iran, and I sprained my ankle. Forty-five people went with us to camp, and it was a wild and woolly week full of Jesus, fellowship, and fun. We were worshiping together around a campfire when a friend leaned over and showed me her phone screen.Continue reading “An Earthenware Vessel”
Tag Archives: Camp
Golden Shields
Like every other angsty Christian teenager in the 90’s, I wanted faith strong enough to stand undaunted before a firing squad. We were listening to “Jesus Freak” and “Consuming Fire,” inviting our friends to “see you at the pole,” and our budding faith was ready to stand, to go, and to fight- for Jesus. MyContinue reading “Golden Shields”
Unable
Listen HERE Last year, when my family and church traveled to camp in Medora, ND, I was too afraid to climb to the top of the butte nearby. I made it halfway up, and then my youngest son’s exuberance and aversion to caution met my fear of heights. I sat down right where I wasContinue reading “Unable”
