Merry Christmas! or...

Yeah, I shamelessly stole this off the Internet to post here, and yeah, its been around the block a few times. But I still think its funny, and its my blog after all...

To My Liberal Friends:

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2010, but not without due respect for the calendars of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country, nor is it the only America in the Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference.

To My Conservative Friends:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2010 (Anno Domini)!

Golden West Camp 2010 - What is Truth?

Golden West Camp 2010 will be in Show Low, AZ from July 24th - July 31st. Currently we have begun to work on putting together the program for camp, which we are writing ourselves this year. Please be in prayer for us as we do this, that God would give us the words to reach the hearts and minds of these kids - really, the leaders of the Church here in Arizona over the next generation. At camp we will be discussing Pilate's critical question to Jesus, in John 18:38 - "What is truth?" This is the deep heart-cry of our culture, but so many have given up trying to answer the question. It has become enough to be entertained, or at the very least, distracted... and it is destroying us. The Church, far from reflecting Christ, reflects the culture. If this is to change it will take very deliberate action on our part.

I write this here on the blog because I won't be posting as much as I have been as we work to put this program together. And if you have questions about camp, or would like to assist with either your time or financial support, you can reach me on my cell phone at 623.341.0240.

Thank you for reading, and for your prayers!

Charles Baldon
Camp Director, Golden West Camp