Tag: Camp

“I don’t want to live better, I want to live more.” This statement has become my life motto. In this context, "better" refers to materialistic aspects of life, while "more" pertains to gathering different life experiences. I have set a standard for experie...

I’m convinced I may own the world’s tiniest home gym — and I feel fitter and healthier than I have in a long time. Backstory: I recently moved into a camper van full-time and, as badly as I wanted a set of adjustable dumbbells, I simply couldn’t make the necessary spa...

Now the Good, the Bad, and the Crazy bits have been told; it’s on to the hard part: the insane and the disgusting. I am talking about the abuse of children, women, and men (and if you believe other reports, animals as well.) Yes, rape of girls and women, hell, I bet a man or ...

Located in the Sequoia National Forest about an hour east of Fresno, Hume Lake Christian Camp sits nestled in the trees up in the mountains, high away from the “persecutions” of everyday Evangelical Christian life in Southern California. A life-long Christian school student, I had no ...

“Did you hear? There’s a girl with another church who says she’s a lesbian!” another little girl exclaimed, followed by a chorus of embarrassed giggles from her listeners. I was eight years old when this happened, in the summer between the 3rd and 4th grades. It was m...

Of the many negative stereotypes that exist for trans people, perhaps none is more damning in the court of public opinion than the belief that we are dangerous. Whether physically or sexually, many people believe that trans folks, especially trans women, are predators out to harm the good-natured st...