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Be Still and Remember Your Significance

Too often in our busy, results-oriented culture, our significance is synonymous with what we do. Or worse, what we produce. Is our vocation big enough or impressive enough? Do we make enough money to allow our families to enjoy the luxuries we think they deserve? Are we happy in our daily work? When we answer […]

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Small Things Matter

Recently I was with a group of very talented friends whom we partner with in our work at Laity Lodge Family Camp. These friends serve LLFC as speakers, musicians and counselors, and we gathered for 24 hours to learn from one another about how we can do this work better. During our time together I […]

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The Messy Kingdom of God

It’s that time of year again. Thanksgiving. This stretch of the year from Thanksgiving through the New Year is the favorite time of year in our house. My wife has started to explore recipes for Thanksgiving meals with family. And she is geared up for Christmas music to be played as soon as the Thanksgiving […]

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Creating Space by Carrying the Mat

At Laity Lodge Family Camp we talk a lot about creating space, so  families might encounter God and engage with each other. We don’t presume to know what this looks like for each family, so  we purposefully don’t program family camp to be a course in “Parenting 101” or “How to be a better Father, Mother, […]

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Delights and Dragons

This summer at LLFC we enjoyed the contributions of some great speakers as they shared each morning during our adult devotional time. One of these speakers was Crystal Kirgiss. Crystal holds her PhD in medieval languages and has a love for all things ancient and medieval. She is an enthusiast of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien […]

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Where Are You?

It’s difficult to say exactly why time in the Frio Canyon is so significant. I’m not alone in this. When families experience a Laity Lodge Family Camp retreat, I hear them exclaim, “There is just something special about this place.” They can unwind, be together, play, enjoy the “thin space.” Ultimately though I believe Family […]

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Beauty in the Tough Things

Spending time at Family Camp means seeing familiar faces–people with whom I’ve built friendship over the course of our last three years at Headwaters. We are now in the thick of Week 1 for the 2018 summer retreat season. I stood in the courtyard on Opening Day, talking with one of these friends about the […]

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Grief and Hope

Around our house this time of year can feel a little overwhelming. While longing for the slower, uncommitted days of summer, we are instead bombarded with “end of year” parties, school projects, and field trips that require our attention and attendance. The relentless gauntlet of the May schedule is like a capstone to a demanding […]

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Is there Room for Doubt?

Recently, I met with my son’s small group of middle school boys and we talked about Matthew 28:16-17.   This is the end of Matthew when Jesus appears to the eleven disciples just after his resurrection.  Scripture tells us that when the disciples saw Jesus, “they worshiped him, but some doubted.” I asked my group […]

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The Power of Epiphany

After 20 years of experiencing different church and denominational traditions my family is attending a church that practices the liturgical traditions of worship. I grew up in a mainline denominational church that was marked by the protestant church calendar and the rich liturgical practices that came with it. In many ways my current church experience […]

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