It is with deep sadness that we pass along news of the passing of the Rev. Scott Irvin. Those of you who have joined us at Camp Allen anytime in the last eight years will remember this warm, gregarious, and gentle man with his ready smile and his twinkling eyes. While we rejoice that he
A Word of Grace – June 27, 2011
Dear Friends: The account of Jesus healing the paralyzed man at the pool of Bethesda in John 5:2-15 has always intrigued me. John tells the story in an uncharacteristically spare fashion as the prelude to describing some of the most incredible claims of Jesus to divinity. The story stands on its own with the kind
Easter at the Kilns
The following is excerpted from the blog “Ryan&JenGoToEngland.” Ryan, a grad student at Oxford, recounts his experiences visiting the Kilns and other places around England. Due to the length of the post, we’re copying the section on the Kilns here, but the rest of the blog can be read by following this link. “We arrived
Camp Allen 2010 Lectures Available on Christian Audio
Several great lectures from 2010’s Southwest Regional Retreat at Camp Allen are now up on ChristianAudio.com! Available for purchase are talks given by Randy Alcorn, Louis Markos, Malcolm Guite, and David McKechnie. McKechnie’s scripture meditation on II Timothy 1:3-7 is available for free, while the others can be purchased for a small fee. For those
A Word of Grace – June 20, 2011
Dear Friends: It is Father’s Day and I am feeling, well . . . fatherly. My son Andrew, all smiling, six feet of him came in last night and hugged me and said “I am glad that you’re my dad.” I replied, “I’m glad that you’re my son. I’m proud of you and the man