Why Do We Need Jesus?

By Jason, M.Ed., M.A.R., Headmaster

“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23, NIV)

“The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9, NIV)

"No one is good—not even one. No one has real understanding; no one is seeking God.” (Romans 3:10-11, NLT)

One time, I took a light bulb out of its box, screwed it into my lamp, turned it on and—nothing. No light! I unscrewed the light bulb and looked at it. It looked ok to me, until I looked a little closer. Inside the light bulb, something was broken. From the outside, from a distance, it looked fine, but something broken on the inside made it useless. The only thing I could do with that light bulb was trash it.

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A Whole New Life

By Jason, M.Ed., M.A.R., Headmaster

So, you’re back from camp. What a week! You had tons of fun, did things you probably never thought you’d get to do this summer, made some new friends, and got to know God better than ever before.

Now what? You’re back from camp and it’s time for your regular, old life to start again, right? Wrong! Not after everything you’ve learned this summer. Not after what God has been doing in your life. Your same old, stale, crusty life is gone, and you have a whole brand-spankin’, shiny new life with Jesus waiting for you.

What does this mean for you? Well, sit back and get ready, because we’re going to spend some time taking a look at exactly what your new life holds for you. Ready? Let’s get started . . .

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So, What Are We Supposed To Do Now?

By Jason, E.Ed., M.A.R., Headmaster

"Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits at God's right hand in the place of honor and power. Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things down here on earth. For you died when Christ died, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your real life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory."(Colossians 3:1-4, NLT)

So, now what? Have you ever thought that? Here I am, now what do I do? I thought that the first time I learned how to swim. I got my bathing suit on and I stood in the shallow end of the pool, and I thought, Now what? I was dressed for swimming and I was in the right place for swimming. I felt like I wanted to swim, but I really didn’t know what the next thing to do was.

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Worker Bees

By Pat

I recently read that a worker bee manufactures 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in it's lifetime. That sure doesn't seem like much. Hardly worth mentioning, as a matter of fact. But if you've ever seen a hive, you know how active it is. The work the bees are doing seems endless, and yet a good hive will produce 50 to 60 pounds of honey to survive the winter. Individually, one bee can only make 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey, but collectively the bees make many, many pounds.

Sometimes I feel like that bee...working and working day after day, and yet making very little difference in God's kingdom, but no matter how miniscule my part, I know that I am, indeed, making a difference with the combined efforts of my bothers and sisters in Christ. We have to work together to use the talents we have been given in the way in which God intended. So never let yourself feel insignificant to God. We matter, each of us, to God and to the betterment of His world. What a comfort that is to me!

Thank you, God, for reminding me that I do matter and that many small acts combined have BIG results!

Boasting In God's Blessing

By Jason, M.Ed., M.A.R., Headmaster

David’s Final Sin and Our Self-Centered Hearts

At the end of his reign, David enjoyed great victory over all of his earthly enemies. He has subdued the nations around Israel. He and his mighty men had defeated the giants in the land. The land enjoyed rest from warfare and prosperity under God’s hand. Then, David decided to take a census.

At first glance, this doesn’t seem all that bad. After all, Moses had taken two very similar censuses in the Book of Numbers, a counting of all of the fighting men aged 20 and older in the camp of Israel. Yet Moses’ census-taking was ordered by God for divine purposes. David’s came from his own heart and mind and not from the Lord. But just because God didn’t specifically command the census wouldn’t make it sinful, would it?

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