by Jake Sorenson, PhD | Jul 7, 2015 | Camp Visits
“Do you want to take a selfie together in the morning?” It was late, more than an hour after lights-out time, and he whispered to me from across the room (that is to say, 5 feet away). I smiled, in spite of my exhaustion. I did not want him to get into trouble, but...
by Jake Sorenson, PhD | Jun 30, 2015 | Camp Visits
“Remember, this is for Jesus.” I paused to consider this declaration. I suppose it is true, I thought, in some eschatological sense. Still, the declaration was a little jarring. The campers were getting antsy. Was the staff member just saying it to keep them quiet, or...
by Jake Sorenson, PhD | Jun 20, 2015 | Camp Visits
I was on my third (and last) pair of footwear. My hiking shoes were sopping wet from the deluge I was caught in the day before. My running shoes were dripping with muddy water from my ill-advised trail run through the mud puddles that morning (they would eventually...
by Jake Sorenson, PhD | Jun 12, 2015 | Camp Staff
Summer camp staff across the nation are beginning another great summer of serving people of all ages! More than 11 million people will attend camp across the country this summer, most of them children and youth. While nearly all of the summer camps share the common...
by Jake Sorenson, PhD | May 13, 2015 | Generalities
The Pew Research Center has come out with its new report on the Religious Landscape Study. The full report is worth a read: check it out! Now, let the teeth-gnashing commence!It seems that many people want to immediately characterize the study in black and white...
