Spiritual Lawn Care

As I pulled into the driveway and looked across our front lawn, I thought wow, where did all of those weeds come from. Just before heading off toRoyal Family Kids’ Camp, I remember seeing a couple of weeds and thinking I really need to get some weed killer on the lawn when I get back. And before I know it, Crab grass has practically taken over. I headed off to the local garden center to see what they had in the way of remedies. The lawn expert there said that I had to spray the weeds individually or risk damaging the lawn.

Spraying the weeds individually definitely gives time to think about things. The weeds in my lawn reminded me of the weeds that can spring up in our spiritual life. Just as reluctance in maintaining the weeding and feeding of my lawn can result in weeds springing up everywhere, a reluctance to weed and feed, through self examination, Bible studying, and prayer, my spiritual life can develop sins that spring up in my life. Nothing that is really noticeable, but things like the pride of being offended by someone at work, talking about someone, or not reaching out to someone in Christian love, are weeds that certainly can spring up without my noticing them.

To combat the weeds in our spiritual life, Jude tells us, “But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.” Jude 1:20

Going To Camp

Wow, my last entry was June 9th, that’s been quite a while. The rest of June was extremely busy. We were changing our business model at the company for which I work, which spawned a lot of late nights and weekend work. I also was getting ready for Royal Family Kids’ Camp, which is an organization that provides a positive camping experience for children who are in the care of the state and may not have had many positive experiences in their lives. I have the privilege of working with another musician Jenn, to provide the music for the camp and to participate in the drama, as well as other camp logistical things such as transporting campers to and from the lake, etc. I can highly recommend this experience and guarantee you that you will not leave camp the same person.
If you’re interested in learning more about this organization and how you can possibly help, you can go to the RFKC Boise web site for information on the camp offered in Southwest Idaho, or to our parent organization, Royal Family Kids’ Camp Inc. If you’d like to see a summary of the this year’s camp. Check out the RFKC Boise Blog, by clicking here.




The RFKC Boise actors for the camp drama.
I am the second pirate from the left on the back row.



We read in the New Testiment:

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress ... James 1:27

I humbly thank God for the opportunity to serve at this camp.