Thanks for the link Geoff! So true!
9 x Double Cheeseburgers
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We’re standing in line at McDonald’s on the way home from a week away at summer camp. Chris, a 75 pound ball of 6th grade boy is in line in front of me.
“Hey Rob,” he says, “How many double cheeseburgers can I get for ten dollars?”
“Um…nine,” I say.
Chris then turns around and says exactly what we all think he will, “I’ll take 9 double cheeseburgers please.”
Camp is just not a normal experience is it? I think that is exactly what makes it so good.
And then the last day of camp came and I started hearing the phrase that always bothers me, “Don’t let camp be just another spiritual high. You can go home and continue to worship God just like you have this week!”
Now don’t get me wrong I totally understand the sentiment here. However, let’s be honest, it’s ok to ride a bit of a spiritual roller coaster. I would even argue that it’s pretty Biblical. Take a stroll through scripture and you’ll find people having amazingly intense experiences with God, crying out to God because they feel abandoned by him and absolutely everything in-between.
So why would we set our students up for failure by pushing them to try and recreate a summer camp experience all year? First, it’s impossible and they are just going to end up disappointed and a little disillusioned with God. Second, I am way more concerned about our students learning how to worship God in all the seasons and situations in their life.
Because really, we can’t order nine cheeseburgers every day.from a Guest Post
here, by this guy:Rob Bergman is the youth pastor at Windsor Crossing Community Church in St. Louis, MO. See inside his world here.
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