Christ Our King Passport 2016: Chapter Four: Camp with a Choice

Good Thursday Morning from Greensboro! Ben chided me from Annapolis to speak less about the air conditioning and more about the program. Sure!

This week we have been examining different aspects of the theme: This Wild Life. The Morning Celebration, Bible Study groups, Worship, pastoral message all reinforce the daily and overall theme. We have examined Scripture regarding the calling of the disciples, Jesus being with us until the end of this present age, and how the truth will set us free. These concepts are contemplated in private, expounded upon in the large group, and then discussed in the Bible Study groups and at the end of the day in each Church's daily wrap-up. The message that so far stands out for me is Pastor Timothy's assertion that being a Christian is not always easy, but that we must ultimately choose what sort of life we want: Easy? Or good?

The Choice groups delve into different aspects of the Christian walk. Five Things talks about how to survive as a high school graduate. High Rise talks about entering High School. There are also Choices geared toward Christian expression in sports, art, drama, and service.

It is at times inspiring, at times emotional, and at most times compelling. Our youth are meeting peers from other places and so are the adults. Christians all.

An addendum to the hot shower topic. Tim has no blog to write so he showers later than I. He claims that his showers here are always tepid, although this morning he was able to coax hot water with some shower valve jiggling. Tepid? Jiggling? This warrants further investigation, and we'd better get on that quickly because only one morning remains.

Yesterday the churches enjoyed free time. We explored the local arcade go-kart bumper boat mini-golf place. The unlimited pizza was quite tasty but it nearly did Tim and me in.