Somewhere Up North

Some snapshots from the campout.

The campsite Friday evening.

Along the Pine River

On the way back we stopped at the lighthouse in Silver Lake State Park. Something to remember - as Christians, we are all a lighthouse to those in our sphere of influence.


A recurring theme for worship was character, in one way or another, its development and its influence. The development of a Christlike character is God's ultimate desire for each of us. One nice thing about camping is that there is a chance to reassess priorities and to be removed from the hussle and bussle of the world.

Satan has worked continually to eclipse the glories of the future world and to attract the whole attention to the things of this life. He has striven so to arrange matters that our thought, our anxiety, our labor might be so fully employed in temporal things that we should not see or realize the value of eternal realities. The world and its cares have too large a place, while Jesus and heavenly things have altogether too small a share in our thoughts and affections. We should conscientiously discharge all the duties of everyday life, but it is also essential that we should cultivate, above everything else, holy affection for our Lord Jesus Christ. {AH 404.3}