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The Stick
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A Northern Grace Youth Camp devotional
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Pierce my ear
We sing a song at camp titled Pierce My Ear based on the passage from Exodus below. The song uses this instruction in the Mosaic Law as an analogy to our relationship with God. Unbelievers look at this as a foolish exchange. Why exchange what they see as freedom (actually slavery to sin) for slavery (obedience to [...]
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Sin lies at the door
This is the first in a series of verses related to our 2012 summer camp theme The Great Escape – Soldiers of the Cross Pursuing their Freedom. Each year we build a theme around a spiritual truth from God’s word that is emphasized by our Bible Speakers as well as decorations, skits and games. This [...]
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You know where I am from
When there is a problem between campers at camp it is often difficult to sort it out. Even with witnesses, we don’t always get a clear picture of what happened. You can’t prove what happened in a scientific way because it isn’t repeatable and measurable. Instead it relies on judicial proof or evidence that must [...]
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Do not judge according to appearance
Sometimes as director, I will see a camper doing something that isn’t allowed by the rules – using the phone, sitting out of a game or going through the meal line ahead of the scrubs. Usually I try to ask questions first rather than reprimand them since there are exceptions to nearly every rule. A [...]
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My doctrine is not Mine
At our camp we have a distinctive doctrine that we hold and teach centered around Pauline dispensationalism. By that, I mean we believe that God revealed to Paul the theology and practice for Gentiles today in his letters. Some people don’t like to talk about doctrine because it leads to strong opinions or even arguments. [...]
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