Tag: lessons
by Mina Hudson
As the school year wraps up and the excitement of summer begins to build, we wanted to invite you and your family to take a moment and reflect on all that has happened since school began last fall. To help, we’ve come up with some Table Talk questions, which are designed to spark meaningful conversations […]
Tags: family, lessons, parenting, summer prep
Inside the Cove | Spiritual | Stories
by Pine Cove
Editor’s Note: The following story was shared by Kyndra “Crusty” Samaniego, a current student of Pine Cove’s Forge program. The Forge Class of 2025 is back from Turkey! A once-in-a-lifetime trip like this is not easy to put into words, but we’re going to try our best to recap all the incredible experiences we had […]
Tags: faith, forge, lessons, life transformation
From the Slidosaurus to the zipline to the bungee trampoline, Pine Cove is jam-packed with “seriously fun” activity classes for campers to create memories that last a lifetime. But we want campers to take home more than just a fun camp experience. We want them to take home a deeper understanding of the Gospel and […]
Tags: activity classes, counselor, faith, gospel, lessons, ministry, summer
Inside the Cove | Summer Staff
by Erin Harris
Editor’s Note: The following post was written by Erin Harris, a long-time camper mom whose son just served on summer staff at Pine Cove for the first time! Check out a few of the things she’s noticed about Pine Cove’s college staffers. For the past ten years, our family has been blessed by the ministry […]
Tags: lessons, lessons from camp, mom, summer staff, takeaways
by Erin Harris
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 […]
Tags: counselors, lessons, parenting, parents
Editor’s Note: The following blog post was written by two of our summer leadership staff members. First up, Jordan James shares about her weekend at the East Texas Leadership weekend that took place April 8-10. “Pine Cove exists to be used by God to transform the lives of people for His purposes and His glory!” […]
Tags: leadership weekend, lessons, staff, summer prep, summer staff
I found out just days before Pine Cove’s Leadership Weekend that I would get the privilege of being a leader this summer on the media team, and therefore I would be in attendance. Though I was excited, I was a little nervous and overwhelmed by the fact that my first summer working for Pine Cove […]
Tags: leadership, leadership weekend, lessons, staff, summer prep, summer staff
The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. Psalm 145:18 Ask any counselor, and they will tell you just how nerve-wracking stepping into your cabin on Sunday afternoon for the first time that week can be. Questions like “what if I don’t get along with […]
Tags: lessons, life change, prayer, shores, story
The majority of Pine Cove campers could tell you about the amazing life lessons and spiritual truths that they learn each year from their short stay at camp. On the last night of camp each week, Pine Cove has an awesome tradition called “Camper Share” where campers explain to all of camp the valuable things […]
Tags: lessons, mawog, shores, staff, summer staff
The summer is here once again and numerous high school students all around the country are preparing to pack their bags to come and spend a week at the Pine Cove Shores. All the while, the counselors have been named, the excitement is high, and the jumping is even higher! Every year there is a […]
Tags: bible, bible study, gospel, jesus, lessons, summer, theme