What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

Hosea 4:6 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.” What You...

I Own Jerry Rice’s Jersey

In my closet at home is a Denver Broncos number 19 jersey. One word is emblazoned across the back: “RICE”. No, I have never played professional football, but Jerry Rice did. And how he played! Rice set most of the significant NFL records for wide...

Why Church Groups Stay Together Here

I’ve noticed something about families who enjoy a Family Week vacation here at the Ranch: they enjoy the week together! Perhaps that “togetherness” should always describe a family, but in a special and deliberate way, families are together during...

Departing from the Lord

Does God take sin personally? The very question seems to take God from His high and exalted place and frame Him in terms that seem almost human. While God is a holy Being, He is not a human being. Yet God addresses sin and those who He loves in a very personal way in...

Is Camp for Large or Small Groups?

Are you looking for a week of camp that accommodates your youth group’s size? If so, what does that mean? Is this even the right question? Could I ask you to consider another question? At camp, will your church be a group at all or will your church teens be...