I’ve been reading a book called, Chosen for Greatness; How Adoption Changes the World by Paul Batura and was one of the stories was about George Washington Carver. His life was not easy, but he had some great influences in his life including being adopted by Moses and Susan Carver. He grew up on aContinue reading “Carver’s Cardinal Virtues”
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Widji 2019 by the Numbers
Here are some of the numbers from our 2019 summer at Widji! Weeks of camp – 9 Decisions for Christ – 56 TNT & Blast & Sizzle campers – 195 (7 day campers) Ignite Partnership campers – 319 SALTers – 18 (72 camper weeks) Aspire campers – 5 (for 2 weeks each) Total camper weeksContinue reading “Widji 2019 by the Numbers”
The Greatest Gift
As Thanksgiving approaches, we often pause to think about the things and people we are grateful for. It cased me to wonder, “What is the greatest gift you have ever received?”. I have a few that come to my mind. Life by my birth mother, though she could have chosen abortion Being adopted at 6Continue reading “The Greatest Gift”
Jesus Weeps Over Jerusalem
Luke 19:41-42 And when he drew near and saw the city (Jerusalem), he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace!” Jesus is approaching the city, coming down from the Mount of Olives, he is able to see over all of Jerusalem, the templeContinue reading “Jesus Weeps Over Jerusalem”
Days Without Sin: 0
I heard a story recently of a Christian man in Brazil who determined he was going to stop sinning. An excellent goal to be sure and something for which we should all strive. He tried and tried and started to eliminate some sins. He had to get away from the distractions in his life, soContinue reading “Days Without Sin: 0”
Reaching the World One Camper at a Time
Ignite: a partnership program with churches and organizations impacting one camper at a time to impact one family to impact one neighborhood to impact one city to impact the world!! We are reaching the world one camper at a time! How donations affect campers. A week at camp can change the trajectory for a childContinue reading “Reaching the World One Camper at a Time”
Our Spiritual Battle
The spiritual battle we fight was initiated by two races created by God – angels and humans. Ephesians 6:10-12 – Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For weContinue reading “Our Spiritual Battle”
This World is NOT My Home
Back when I was working at Muskoka Woods in the late 80’s we had some great and popular Christian musicians come and play concerts for the campers and staff. Those influenced the music I listened to, although I was mostly into country music (yes, before it was cool). One of my favourite albums at thatContinue reading “This World is NOT My Home”
Bendable, Foldable, Malleable, and Moldable
This line has been in my blog ideas folder for a while now and I can’t remember where it came from or what I was planning to do with it. We got every bit of bendable, foldable, malleable, moldable material into me. As I got to thinking about it and talked with a few peopleContinue reading “Bendable, Foldable, Malleable, and Moldable”
Granite & Quartz; a Metaphor for Our Lives
I like rocks, though not geology. Granite and quartz are especially interesting as the light shines off the facets and the colours are vibrant. We saw a diamond on a cruise that had 74 facets, 16 more than the usual cut. It glistened everywhere! Amazing! As a kid we had a rock tumbler that polishes rocksContinue reading “Granite & Quartz; a Metaphor for Our Lives”
Meandering Moose 