When I was growing up in Corpus Christi, my youth director was an unusually tall fellow, full of kindness and compassionate to the extreme. Kevin Mayne wore many hats, but I suspect the one that fit him best was that of a modern-day prophet, calling the people around him to care about the things God [...]
Read more...It’s a warm morning on the exposed jutting brow of Circle Bluff. Above me, buzzards make lazy arcs around the sun. Far in the distance I can hear the roar of engines downshifting up the big hills of Highway 83. Other than that, the Bluff is pretty still, that is, until the Singing Hills boys [...]
Read more...Recently, I heard someone make a reference to “a Titus 2 woman”. Having absolutely no idea what they were talking about, I spent the next morning reading through a set of personal standards for just about everybody who sets out to follow Jesus. Throughout the book, the apostle Paul instructs his co-worker, Titus, on how [...]
Read more...Brittany Williams interviews the Foundation’s resident mountain man, Nich Hearn. Read it here.
Read more...The following LLYC story from Summer 2012 is brought to you by our very own David “Tex” Grimes. The bell near the Ranch House rings for breakfast. Rubbing eyes and covering yawns, campers from both sides of Echo Valley converge on the buffet line. Today it’s cold cereal, fresh fruit, and blueberry muffins, the perfect [...]
Read more...Lecrae. Tedashii. Trip Lee. Shai Linne. Have you heard of these guys? To be honest, I hadn’t before tonight. Browsing through Christianity Today‘s site, I found this fascinating article by Owen Strachan that chronicles the growth of a Christian rap movement, as unlikely as that sounds. Can’t wait to hear LLYC campers listening to some [...]
Read more...The fellas over at Free Camps posted Adam Frank’s Noticing: How To Take A Walk In The Woods on their Facebook wall a few days ago, and I think it applies brilliantly to what we do at camp. The hill country that surrounds us at LLYC speaks God’s love to every eye, ear, and heart, [...]
Read more...The following LLYC story from Summer 2012 is brought to you by our very own David “Tex” Grimes. I’m crowded into the sound booth at the back of the Echo Valley Pavilion with five other staff members. Some of us are working slides for the projector up front or synching microphone headsets for the speaker [...]
Read more...This week, I got the chance to interview a dear old friend of mine about her current project- a blog I highlighted earlier this week called The Mom Camp. Caroline Hicks is such a pleasure, and I’m sure by the end of this post you’ll be awaiting her next installment as eagerly as I am. [...]
Read more...LLYC’s beautiful and spirited registrar, Emily McRae, is the mother of two twin boys in spite of a harrowing battle with cancer early in her life. Read her story here.
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The renewal of society through the renewal of the Church; Church renewal through the renewal of the family; family renewal through renewed individuals.
