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The Cross and Our Justification
https://youtu.be/aaTFWoLsbTg April 7, 2023 Good Friday Service at Nottingham Baptist Church, Willoughby Hills, Ohio for a gathering of the Northeast Ohio F
The Suffering of the Shepherd
https://youtu.be/awX-T-CjvNE April 15, 2022 Good Friday Service at Cedar Hill Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio for a gathering of the Northeast Ohio Fellows
Living Wisely
August 2, 2020 Indian River Baptist Church, Indian River, Michigan
Better Than Life
“Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.” -Psalm 63:3 These are the words that ring in my heart today after many days of
The Fire
It's been a most interesting week at Camp Barakel. Last Saturday while our family was away from Camp I received a call that our camp carpenter shop was on
A Benediction and Blessing
My brother, Ken is here speaking each evening to the college-age volunteer staff who are here serving at camp this week. They’ve been working hard helping
Thirty
Sixteen college-age adults, five adults on a work crew from Ohio, and nine more adult volunteers. These are the workers here for the week laboring alongsid
A Man Named Ron
Let me tell you about a man named Ron. Ron is here helping with a project this week. We're getting ready for a volunteer crew coming in a couple of weeks t
By the Mercies of God
I've been thinking about the mercies of God this week. In Romans 12:1 Paul writes, "I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present
Through It All
We've had several young adult volunteers helping here at camp this week. This is far from a normal summer for Barakel, but it does make us happy to see ten
Just Right
I asked you to pray last week for the Snowshoe Lodge roof project. Thank you for praying. We had a group of volunteers last week who took the old roofing o
Strong and Willing
While we're still social distancing here in Michigan, we are allowed to work on construction, maintenance and groundskeeping projects. Following the safety
Recharged Batteries
In my work here at Camp Barakel I'm often the guy tending to automotive batteries. I'm either charging, maintaining or replacing batteries. Sometimes a bat
Where I Am
Can I share with you one of my favorite passages in the Bible? Of all the funerals I've preached I've read this passage for many of them. As I've gotten ol
Essential
There's been a lot of talk these days connected with the Covid-19 virus about essential workers and non-essential travel. We’d certainly like to see everyo
People Who Care
The staff at Camp Barakel were saddened this week to have to cancel our beloved His-ability week scheduled for early June. The decision was not made easily
Joy of Serving Jesus
One of the highlights of ministry at Camp Barakel is the joy of serving Jesus alongside fellow believers who also love this place where God has blessed. Th
True Masculinity, Humility
Pastor Mike Hixson was going to be the speaker at our Spring Men's Retreat at Camp Barakel. Unfortunately due to the Covid-19 virus we needed to cancel. Mi
Everything By Prayer
The Camp Barakel team leaders gathered today for a this week. We kept our distance and we met outside; and it was still pretty cold out. But the time we ha
A Church Where Anyone Can Grow
I come back to this quote from Ray Ortlund often. It's simple and clear. This is what I long for the church to be. I share it here in it's entirety so I do