The cool breeze of the night brushing up against my face, along with the radiating warmth of the campfire encapsulated me in a state of complete tranquility as I sat on a bench, listening to the worship songs. The subtle chirping of crickets in the trees and the gentle strum of a guitar further enriched [...]
The water was stunning once I had a chance to look at it. It flowed peacefully, meandering, creating its own world. Not a droplet strayed from the path, joining together to create a gorgeous river. Slush, slush, slush. The liquid shimmered, casting the sun’s heavenly rays far and for all to see. Though clear, it [...]
I forced myself to look at the rushing water below my feet. White and unforgiving, the water had no way to see past the swirling surface. In the back of my mind, I recalled the line of people waiting behind me, but the thought was drowned out by the roar of the small waterfall before [...]
It’s February, the month of love. But what is love? We use the same word to describe how we feel about pizza, dogs, family members, our sports teams, and God. The Bible uses different words that all get translated to “love.” The one we are commanded to do is agape. Agape love is selfless, sacrificial, [...]
During my middle school and early high school years, our youth group would make a summer trip to go out whitewater rafting on the American River. This was before I had even heard about Rock-N-Water and when my dad was the only one in our family who knew how to guide, compared to the four [...]
All youth leaders at some point try different things that will provide the opportunity for the kids of their youth group to get along well and really get to know each other. While you can easily still do those things at home, many youth leaders and groups are finding that taking the group to a [...]
I have been going to Rock-N-Water for the last three years and every summer it has been such an amazing experience. However, this past year, summer of 2016, was an especially been an amazing year for me spiritually. […]
This time of year always makes me notice so much more than usual the little parallels between the world we live in and the deeper, spiritual things that God is doing. […]
Worship is something that virtually everyone has been a part of, or at the very least, knows of it. Everyone has a different experience and understanding of it, and I want to share my experience with you all. This one week at camp I had a camper in my boat that had been in prison [...]
I was recently asked the question, if I could be anybody who would I be and why. While there are so many wonderful people out there that I could chose from, I thought that if I could be anyone, I would want to be the sinless version of myself. Throughout out my last 21 years [...]
