A Camp Intermisson

As the title suggests, I'm taking a break from our current series to reflect on camp.

For those who don't know, I had the pleasure of going, for the 2nd year in a row, to the SummerScream camp in Illinois. It was a fun experience (though some would disagree.) Here are some of the highlights from the week.

• All week we had Pastor Larry Battencourt teach us on our Identity, and he tore it up! If you know anyone who went ask them about the fish and the egg.
• People gave there lives to Christ and got filled with the Holy Spirit. It's awesome to think about how much they're live are going to change because of these decisions.
• I prayed for people (and got prayed for) in the Holy Spirit. If you think it's awesome to pray for people normally wait until you do it in tongues!
• Got to meet and hang out with friends, old and new. Ask me sometime and I might explain to you what Ryan Nuzzo's late night talk show would be like.
• Ice Cream Twix, heaven in my mouth.
• Shredding our struggles in a shredder and deciding to rise above them.
• Celebrating a year fully-devoted to God. Time to go for number 2!

Well that's pretty much it, but before I go, I want to encourage everyone who went to camp to share their favorite moments, the things that changed their lives, and your general thoughts on camp. God wants to do big things in all of your lives, and I'm excited to see where he takes you.

Life After Death (Part 1)

Death, it's a topic that we don't hear about often, but what I want to do with this series is teach those who don't know what the bible says about death. So, why don't we start with what the culture tells us about death.

One thing you might constantly notice about death, as the world sees it, is that there is a fear surrounding it. The world tells us that because we don't really know what happens after we die, we should fear death. But you wanna hear a secret? I really know what happens when you die and I really believe it. I know, without a doubt in my mind, that when I die I will go to Heaven, where I see the Lord face to face and get to see all of the people whose lives I've changed. When you think about that, what do you have to fear? The only people who are afraid of death are the people who don't know where they're going when they die. Our culture doesn't want us to think about death until the last minute, why else would they try to sell us products to look younger. I want you to get atleast one thing from this post and it's this. You will die one day, don't hold off thinking about it and instead spend everyday knowing that your time here is temporary. Finally, I want to end with a quote from someone who has influenced my life immensely, and I never even met him.

"When you learn how to die, you learn how to live"

-Morrie Schwartz