Camp Life Blog
Glorieta Edition
How Destructive Are Bad Habits?
We recently just moved into a new office at camp. It's not a typical office vibe, actually, it's an old house we repurposed to be used as an office space. It has a rustic vibe and very chill working conditions, but it doesn't have air conditioning. Since we are...
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Choose Your Regrets Wisely!
“It’s not the things we do in life that we regret on our deathbed, it's the things we don’t.” -- Randy Pausch I have lots of regrets. In fact, I am pretty convinced it's impossible to go through life without them. There is no way we can make all the right decisions,...
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10 Essentials For Working at a Summer Camp
Life as a summer camp counselor is one full of memorable adventure! Summer staffers are not only willing to serve, but they are also full of energy and willing to do whatever job takes to be done. I once saw a summer staffer hang posters all over camp with no nails;...
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5 Elements That Will Help Cultivate A Lasting Ministry
Student ministry can sometimes feel like a string of days woven with abundant blessings and overwhelming sadness. These days come in small waves and big crashing blows. These are the things we can’t control and all the preparation in the world will never prepare your...
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3 Reasons to NOT Take Summer Classes This Year
Ah summer school, the activity invented by educational institutions wherein the amount of content normally reserved for 15 to 18 weeks is ground down, dehydrated, vacuum sealed, and divvied out over the course of 28 to 42 brief...
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Choosing Your Trail: Why the well-paved road isn’t always the best route
Stick to the Trail I live in the mountains at Glorieta Camps and I love to hike on the trails. For me, hiking is a fun way to work out and a time when I can be in the beauty of God’s creation. In these moments, I get to see Him through what He has created. On most of...
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Permission to Play Values: The “duh” Factors
The Best Teammates When I was a kid, I played a lot of soccer. Being on a select soccer team required a lot of things of me. Cleats. Shin guards. Uniform. Duh. Dedication. Willingness to work hard. No skipping practice. Good teamwork. Great...
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Living your best life; What that looks like may surprise you…
Me Alone at the Center of the Universe I am a campus minister. I live my life among college students. At our campus ministry, what we aim for is to help those students love God with all their heart, soul, strength, and mind, and love their...
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Where are you going? Finding strength and purpose in the journey. Devotion Part 4 of 4
"Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth." -Hosea 6:3 I recently had a six-year-old ask me, “Why do I need to learn more about Jesus, I...
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Change is Inevitable: Finding the Joy in Growth. Devotional part 3 of 4
Changing Seasons Glorieta Camps is a fascinating place to be throughout the changing seasons. It is almost as if the seasons change the whole identity of the property. During the summer, the lake is the center of activity at camp and is usually full of...
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