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Never Alone Devo: Intro

by Chris Sherrod

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The PEACE and PLENTY of our Good Shepherd Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd;  I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley […]

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Never Alone: Family Devo Week 1

by Chris Sherrod

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Several summers ago at our family camps, families studied Psalm 23, and many were deeply impacted by it. We thought what better time to share this study than now! We encourage you to gather your family and follow along weekly with this study! Read the intro to the study here.  This Week’s Verse: “The Lord […]

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Did You Say Podcast? – Podcast Season 1, Trailer

by Pine Cove

https://traffic.libsyn.com/pinecove/Pine_Cove_Trailer_Season_1.mp3 We can’t wait to share our first season of the Pine Cove Podcast with you. We’re taking a little bit of Pine Cove and putting it into your everyday by being Christ-centered, others-focused, and seriously fun in audio form. This podcast is for our campers, our staff, our staff alumni, our family camp parents, […]

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Stories From the 2020 Forge Israel Trip

by Anna Birch

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Each spring, Pine Cove’s leadership development program, The Forge, takes a trip to Israel! Often others get to join along as they tour the Holy Land. Every stop is an experience! Through hiking, teaching, and visuals, the group gets a hands-on lesson at each location. Those that have gone on the trip say that it […]

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Two-Week Programs: Double the Impact

by Anna Birch

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What’s better than one week of camp? Well, TWO weeks of camp, of course! Several of our youth camps offer two-week programs for campers who want to stay a little longer. But why send your camper to a two-week program? Let us tell you… there are great benefits in the extra week! We all know […]

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8 Parenting Lessons I Learned from the Pine Cove Staff

by Erin Harris

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Everything I ever needed to know about parenting, I could have learned from college kids. For the past six years, our family has had the privilege of getting to be a part of the ministry of Pine Cove. Because of that ministry, we frequently get to be around college kids who love Jesus. I cannot […]

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Theme Night in a Box: Road Trip

by Andrew Eshbaugh

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Planning for that big spring break road trip? Well then, we have a Theme Night in a Box just for you! We can help you make sure that the long hours in the car are just as, if not more fun than, your actual destination. You may even feel like you’re back at camp! Here […]

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25 Core Values for Your Family

by Pine Cove

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Christ-centered. Others-focused. Seriously fun. These are Pine Cove’s core values. From crazy skits to deep conversations to high energy times of worship, everything we do gets filtered through those three principles. They help to ensure that Pine Cove stays true to who God has created us to be, so that no matter the changes we […]

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Staff Profile: Hannah “Patilla Piñata” Carter

by Jenny Sowers Rutland

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Starting her camp journey on summer staff nearly 15 years ago and working through eight different positions on full-time staff, Hannah has experienced many facets of Pine Cove’s ministry. She has a heart of gold and will make you cry from laughter. Her name game story is unlike any we’ve ever heard, and her explanation […]

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Family Camp 2020 Theme: HE>ME

by Chris Sherrod

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Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,     for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. – Psalm 115:1-3 The book of Joshua opens after the death […]

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