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A Lesson in Grace

By Matt Mashburn, CBM Intern - In the busy life of a summer camp, the “work day” never really ends. I’ve heard camp referred to as a “fish bowl” and I continue to wholeheartedly agree with that statement each day. Every action or emotion displayed is noticed by someone, somewhere. Rarely, if ever, does something actually go unnoticed at camp. There’s no time for pretending at camp because you’ll soon be exposed for who you really are. No one can wear a mask 24/7, so camping ministry does a good job of revealing who people really are beneath the surface. I’ve discovered more about myself while at camp. This main thing that ...

We Must Be Awfully Small and Not as Strong as We Think We Are

By Rebecca Colson, CBM National Intern- This line from a song by Rich Mullins came to my mind while working as a counselor at camp. I had noticed some things that the other counselors had been doing that I thought they ought to be doing differently. With all my expertise and wisdom on the matter, I pointed it out to the counselors. After I did, one of them, a junior counselor a good 7 years younger than me, politely asked, “How many times have you been a summer counselor before?”  I paused for a moment before replying, “Once.” While she was a good deal younger than me, this girl had far more camp counseling experience than I had. She ...

A New Adventure

By Ryan Everritt, CBM National Intern - Throughout my time here at Cornerstone Ministry Center, though it's only been a month, I've been learning how to work really hard.  Sometimes, I just want to work the way I like to, but it is a new experience to learn from a different perspective. My time here as an intern has been a learning experience. And it's only the “half-end” of the year-long internship. Let me put it this way: Team 8 started in January, which means June is the half-way point.  So, this month is the end of the first half of the program (the “half-end”), transitioning to the second half of the internship, which will end in ...

Humbleness – CBM Intern Program

By Adam Lowry, CBM National Intern A lot of times I like to give myself credit for all the things I do. In doing this, I tend to look down on others and sometimes discourage them. My pride gets mixed in with my Christian ways and soon God causes me to embarrass myself in some way. He does this to me to remind me that He allows me to use the gifts that I’m blessed with to serve others, and to humble myself by it. Here are two stories in the Bible that teach about humbleness. While teaching one day, Jesus started talking about the Pharisees and describing how they acted. The behavior He describes is the opposite of humility—they do everything ...

My Favorite Place

By Emileah Hawkins, CBM National Intern - Summer camp is here!  When I was younger I went to camp every summer for 7 years, and this summer will be my third year working at a camp. Summer camp played a very important role in my life, both as a child and a teen. It was my escape.   Throughout the school year it was hard to focus on God. There were many distractions, such as school, homework, friends, social media, and exhaustion from day-to-day tasks. However, camp was the one place I could leave all that behind. It took away the distractions and moved the focus to God. During that week at camp I was actually listening for God and ...