Our church campout’s purpose is to literally hang out with our church family in “uninterrupted” fellowship together for a week. The last five years we have done this at Lone Pine Group Campground, which is the most fantastic group site on the planet! A paved circle with 11 different campsites allows for our kids to ride bikes easily & room for over 20 families to be together. Further, the campground is close enough to Roseburg that many families can come for the evening & people can go back & forth for work or other events. The fruit of this event is that it has help build true community in the life of our church family. It has allowed for those who love the outdoors to do more things like this together & helped our children develop closer relationships. Not to mention the late night corn-hole competitions have created great camaraderie!
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Biting and Devouring Each Other
Over the course of the last 8-10 years, anything from sexual ethics to abortion politics has become a war zone. To enter these worlds, you must be prepared to speak courageously, as I mentioned above. But Galatians 5:15 reveals to us a truth that will help us as we engage in public with the truth: those who bite and devour will consume themselves.