Category: Spiritual
by Shawn Welch
If I were to ask you, “Who do you know?”, what people would you list? Would you talk about family, friends, or just mere acquaintances? As we go down our list, we begin to realize that there are different levels of knowing people. For some people, we just know their name and maybe a few […]
Tags: bible, bible study, jesus, know, savior, summer, theme, timbers, truth
by Pat Preston
A few months ago I was sitting in a coffee shop here in Columbus, Texas working on some things for Outback. I sat back at one point and just started listening to the people around me. One of the conversations I heard was between one of the coffee shop baristas and a gentleman. The gentleman […]
Tags: bible, bible study, faith, outback, reality, savior, scripture, sin, theme, truth
Have you ever felt inadequate? Truly unprepared or unable to accomplish a goal or a task? How about in elementary school when you went toe-to-toe in a spelling bee with the top speller in the class? In middle school when you only skimmed the assigned reading material and then was asked to share your synopsis […]
Tags: faith, fears, gospel, matthew, story
“[Wait] with Me for a while. I have much to tell you. You are walking along the path I have [chosen for you]. It is both a privileged and perilous way: experiencing My glorious Presence and heralding that reality to others. Sometimes you feel presumptuous to be carrying out such an assignment. Do no worry about what other people think of […]
Tags: decisions, faith, hebrews
Towers campers are silly. They say funny things, and sometimes it can be hard to tell if they are even listening to the serious stuff. After all, the question “when’s free time?!” comes up at least 5 times a day (per camper), and no matter how many times we answer, it still seems to be […]
Tags: attention span, club talks, free time, kids, life change, patience, prayer, teaching, towers, worry