by Dr. Jake Sorenson | 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 Dr. Jake Sorenson | 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 Dr. Jake Sorenson | 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...