Life can tend to steal away our joy and gratitude toward Christ.  Christmas can especially bring out the melancholy in people, including Christians.  Maybe it would be good for us to stop a moment and consider what life would be like if Christ had not...

Christmas and waiting seem to go together. Some adults start counting the days until next Christmas,beginning on December 26. Children can’t wait for Santa to come each year. We all anticipate special events and get-togethers. But Christmas should...

When it comes down to answering the question about who we can trust we started by dealing with the topics of how to come back from betrayal, the forgiveness factor and developing a healthy skepticism. But after examining the biblical teachings of...

Trust necessitates learning how to come back from betrayal and how to forgive others as Christ has forgiven us. But trust also involves discerning when to be skeptical. Did you know that Jesus chose not to trust certain people? He even chose not to...

I have seen perhaps no greater negative impact on a Christian that an unwillingness to forgive, to let of anger and hate toward someone who has wounded us. Today we will look at biblical truths that are not taught or learned in our secular society. To...

All of us have or will experience the deep pain of being betrayed by someone we have invested in, trusted, cared for and loved. Betrayal can begin a negative series of patterns and responses that wound us spiritually. So how do we come back when we...

The first Sunday of every year is “Trust God Sunday” at Faith. It is a yearly stewardship message and emphasis the last Sunday in October, with the opportunity for God’s people to respond in faith the next week with the act of worship through an...

Many Christian parents raise their children with an understanding that the children are to adhere to the parents rules, beliefs and standards, in exact accordance to what the parents have established among themselves as best. What if we were to...

This message (Part 1) on Parenting Practices deals with common patterns we see in parenting. It addresses two questions every child is asking and seeking from their parents, unveiling God’s perfect biblical model to these questions. Then it looks at 3...

Living Out Your Called Purpose

Romans 12:1-8

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Chuck Hill, 

Executive Director of Camp Chaparral