Pastor Mike Hixson was going to be the speaker at our Spring Men’s Retreat at Camp Barakel. Unfortunately due to the Covid-19 virus we needed to cancel. Mike put this video together for us and you should watch it. Mike says that “true masculinity requires humility. If you are a manly husband or father, you […]
Everything By Prayer
The Camp Barakel team leaders gathered today for a this week. We kept our distance and we met outside; and it was still pretty cold out. But the time we had together was sweet, mainly because most of it was spent in prayer. Which reminds me of something I need to remember often. The antidote […]
A Church Where Anyone Can Grow
I come back to this quote from Ray Ortlund often. It’s simple and clear. This is what I long for the church to be. I share it here in it’s entirety so I don’t lose it, so I can keep coming back to it often. Gospel + Safety + Time = a church where anyone […]
Coronavirus and Christ
Here’s a timely free resource from John Piper, “Coronavirus and Christ”. It’s available as a free eBook, audio book (read by John Piper himself), and for purchase in paperback. The audio is available below if you wish to listen to it here.
The Weaver
Were you at home like we were on Sunday? I hope we're all really missing church by now. On Sunday we gathered as a family to watch a video of our Pastor teaching which he'd prepared for that day. We also dropped in online with another church and caught their live broadcast. At the close […]
Do not fear, only believe
It’s been an interesting few weeks for our nation and for our own communities. At Camp Barakel we’re following our state guidelines, doing our part against the Coronavirus. We’re also thinking about how we can best prepare camp for our next guests. If you and I were to listen to the news media we might […]
Jesus loves me this I know
How are you? We hope you are well. With Covid-19 in every headline and news report its hard not to think about much else. Probably like you, we have friends and family working in the healthcare community and they are especially in our prayers right now. I think of Isaiah 41:10: “fear not, for I […]
Another pair of hands
For three days this week all of the staff gather on Camp Barakel’s west side to deep clean our main buildings. In a couple of weeks, we’ll do it again on the east side. It’s a big job made smaller by many pairs of hands. And even though these are days when there’s a lot […]