“Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in your sight…” (Psalm 51:4). We are not called to regret our sins. Rather we are called to repent from our sins, to have true sorrow before God. Regret is a human emotion usually based on getting caught doing something wrong. Guilt also playsContinue reading “Regret or Repent”
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A Little Push Before Fresh Air Week
Hey Moose! Your summer looks amazing from the outside looking in, I miss it way more than you’ll ever know! Fresh air week always comes with a bit of automatic exhaustion and worry even before it begins, but I have a little something special I heard today. I was working at an African American celebration earlyContinue reading “A Little Push Before Fresh Air Week”
Letter to Campers
There’s just something about mail call at camp. When you hear the very loud and drawn out call, that might look like this, Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee’ve goooooooooooooooooooooooooooot soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooome maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaail!! Everyone who gets a letters runs forward to get their card. Three pieces means you have to run to catch your mail. We want to extend that feelingContinue reading “Letter to Campers”
The Rest of the Story
On Sunday I received a donation cheque for Camp Widjiitiwin. That’s not very out of the ordinary. The cheque was for $150. That’s not too out of the ordinary. It was to help sponsor kids come to Widji. That’s normal too. What you need to hear is the rest of the story… A few years aContinue reading “The Rest of the Story”
40 Years with Jesus
My truck went over 240,000 kms this week. That seemed like a milestone as all the 9’s became 0’s. The sensation didn’t last very long as the next “1” quickly showed up and the moment was lost. I don’t want to lose the next moment. This summer marks 40 years as a Christian for me. Continue reading “40 Years with Jesus”
Shag came to pray for Widji
Sometimes you learn things that are very cool. I always like it when someone comes up and says they have been praying for me. This story is like that. Shag (his camp name) has come every spring since he worked at Widji to pray for Camp Widjiitiwin. Usually he sneaks into camp and goes up toContinue reading “Shag came to pray for Widji”
Happy Father’s Day!!
This Sunday is Father’s Day here in Canada. Its a day we set aside to honour our dads by sending a card, making a call and reminding them that we do love them. Sometimes we even take them out for lunch and even pay. My dad is my example. He is patient and kind always thinking theContinue reading “Happy Father’s Day!!”
Who Influenced You?
The Widji summer leaders recently worked through an exercise to help them discover who they are as leaders. The first part was to remember the events in your life that helped shape the leader you are. The other part was to recall the people who influenced each person. As we understand the person we are weContinue reading “Who Influenced You?”
Crazy Bible Story
It was -39 one morning this past winter and our vehicles wouldn’t start so we stayed home and watched Right in the Eye with Andy Stanley online. It was a great start to a new series. You should watch it. click here to watch! Have you ever heard or said, “It’s my life, I can do what IContinue reading “Crazy Bible Story”
What is Your Binge Watching Addiction?
We recently finished 4 seasons of Last Man Standing. Before that it was Nashville (3 seasons) and 8 seasons Heartland only took us a couple months. By definition, binge watching is “the practice of watching multiple episodes of a television program in rapid succession, typically by means of DVDs or digital streaming”. Exactly! Oh Netflix… It’s SO easy toContinue reading “What is Your Binge Watching Addiction?”