Camper Gabby Lashley spoke at the Delanco Dinner on Saturday, March 6, about her experiences at two camps last summer.
Stephanie (Ruff) Hogan has an article where she talks about her experiences growing up at Delanco Camp in the latest issue of The High Calling, the magazine of the Francis Asbury Society.
There are also some pretty sweet old school pictures with the article, which you can read HERE.
When you’re finished reading Steph’s article, you can check out the rest of the Winter 2010 issue HERE.
By Michael Smith
Jesus talked more about money than he did about love or grace. Jesus talked more about money than he did heaven. But when we think of Christ’s message to us, these are often the themes we tend to think of first. The kingdom of God was the only other topic that Jesus talked more about than money. For Jesus it was the kingdom of God, then money, in terms of what he wanted to convey in his teaching. Often we find Jesus talking about both of these subjects at the same time. This is because the two are closely linked.
Dave Ramsey, a New York Times best-selling author, is very helpful in lending a humorous definition and understanding of stewardship. He says that, ‘In church language, stewardship is code for building a building.” As funny as it may be, sadly it is also very true. The only time we really begin to get serious about financial matters in the church or other nonprofit organizations are when they need money. Unfortunately, these are all misuses of the word and overall concept of giving.
Steward or stewardship isn’t in my language today. I can’t remember ever using it as part of my daily conversations. When was the last time you mentioned stewardship? “Honey, make sure you put your money in your piggy bank so you use it later in your stewardship.” Stewardship needs to be redefined for us.
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