‘A Scout is Reverent’
GLEN JEAN, W.VA. — Just steps away from a climbing wall at the Summit Bechtel Reserve, 179 Scouts and Scouters gathered on Sunday morning for…
Summer Camp
Editorial: More than just memories
In one of my earliest memories, I’m 3 or 4 years old and sitting on the lap of a woman from church, crying. We’re under…
Katrina survivors launch an inner-city summer camp
NEW ORLEANS — Willie Marsalis remembers the night he and his parents spent camping on a crowded bridge, surrounded by the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina,…
Lights out at Texas summer camps
ABILENE, TEXAS — Running a youth camp in Texas has never been easy. And it’s getting harder, thanks in part to well-intended legislation passed in the…
Across the Nation: Colleges embrace new tech, a scholarship for church members and a camp in Paradise Valley
Across the Nation is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ across the U.S. Got an idea for this…
Oklahoma campers enjoy fishing and spiritual growth
MADILL, OKLA. — Breaking apart a patio wasn’t exactly how Justin Bishop thought he’d spend his evening — but when is running a summer camp predictable?…
Across the Nation: Lipscomb’s Paralympic medalist, the words of God in blue and more quick takes
Across the Nation is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ across the U.S. Got an idea for this…
Editorial: Is it worth it? The value of summer ministry
Summer is in full swing and with it lots of exciting ministry: Bible camps. Vacation Bible Schools. Area youth series. Retreats. Mission trips. School supply…
Bicultural teens enjoy unity at camp
LUBBOCK, Texas — The late-morning temperature was 101, and shade was scarce. But the 100 or so teenagers and young adults attending Jóvenes for Christ…
No ‘big city entertainment’ required
YORK, Neb. — On a summer morning, 400 teenagers crawled out of bed as if it were the most difficult task ever. Every day at…
