“In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light…God saw everything that he had made, and … More We Bear the Light

“It’s such a loving community.” “I feel so accepted.” “I love that I can be myself.” These are just a few of the direct quotes shared with me multiple times as I was helping a friend with a video project for my childhood camp. Less than an hour from that camp was the one time … More Stand Up & Step Out

I was a young adult when I first became familiar with John Westerhoff’s seminal book, Will Our Children Have Faith. The faith development paradigm that Westerhoff describes has four stages:  Experience, Affiliative, Searching and Owned. In the early years of my time serving as a youth minister and a camp director, Westerhoff’s writings were helpful … More Nourish & Nurture our Faith