http://www.stlfamilycamp.com/home Reaching the World and Reforming the Church by Restoring the Family Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:50:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you haven't heard yet, FamilyCamp made an exciting announcement last month: Darrin and Amie Patrick from The Journey in Saint Louis will be teaching at FamilyCamp this year! Darrin founded The Journey in 2002 with a desire to plant a church in the heart of Saint Louis, Missouri.  He is ... http://www.stlfamilycamp.com/home/2009/06/darrin-and-amie-patrick-will-teach-familycamp2009/ Part I: "Cut Me Some Slack!" It’s Monday morning. You’re up, but that’s about all. There are five different things you were supposed to do last week that are all staring you in the face. School work. Chores. Projects incomplete. So what do you do? Just thinking about it makes you tired. ... http://www.stlfamilycamp.com/home/2009/06/the-sin-of-procrastination-part-i/ For a couple of days this past week God graciously gave me more free time. I could've spent it engaging in good communication and fun activities with my wife and kids, but I unfortunately did not take advantage of them while I had the extra time. Instead, I took advantage of them, ... http://www.stlfamilycamp.com/home/2009/05/take-advantage-of-them/ Has there ever been a time during your family worship where you felt like the entire family was distracted? I know in my house, this has happened on more than one occasion.  It doesn't matter how animated I become or how creative I tell the story, sometimes my family seems miles ... http://www.stlfamilycamp.com/home/2009/05/the-surroundings-effect/ Simplify Family Worship A man who is like a spiritual father to me began what he called a "family altar" with his wife before they were married, and has faithfully continued the practice through the arrival of children and grandchildren for more than fifty years. Sadly, it seems that few men ... http://www.stlfamilycamp.com/home/2009/04/simplify-family-worship/ If you look in Webster's dictionary, there are two definitions for the word 'pansy'.  The first is the description of a beautiful garden flower that is often violet in color.  This is a very pleasant definition.  The second definition is not so encouraging.  It reads: pansy - a weak or effeminate ... http://www.stlfamilycamp.com/home/2009/04/financial-pansies/ If Jesus' body was still lying lifeless in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea; if we only had Good Friday, but not Easter/Resurrection Sunday; if He never rose from the dead, then... 1. You shouldn't come to FamilyCamp, because we've got nothing to preach that matters (I Corinthians 15:14). 2. The Bible should not ... http://www.stlfamilycamp.com/home/2009/04/what-if-jesus-didnt-rise/ Since children are supposed to honor their parents (Deuteronomy 5:16; Ephesians 6:1-3); since wives are called to respect their husbands (Ephesians 5:22-24, 33b), since  husbands are commanded to love their wives (Ephesians Ephesians 5:25-33a), and of course, since fathers and mothers are exhorted to love their children (Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:21; Titus 2:4), then the question ... http://www.stlfamilycamp.com/home/2009/04/derived-value/ Men, if we are to love our wives, we must, among other things, pursue them.  On December 6th, 2003 this is what I promised my wife as I proposed to her: I promise to always pursue you in romance. Now "pursuing in romance" does not merely mean sex and sensuality.  It ... http://www.stlfamilycamp.com/home/2009/03/to-love-is-to-pursue/ We spend 6 months to a year preparing ourselves to get our driver's licence. We spend days, weeks, months, and sometimes even years preparing for our wedding day. We spend close to 15 or 20 years or more in school preparing ourselves for our careers. But the Day of ... http://www.stlfamilycamp.com/home/2009/03/a-lifetime-of-preparation/