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Hear Ye, Hear
Ye...It's Summer at SpringHill!
Okay, so it's summer everywhere, but at
SpringHill it's really
summer. Gargantuan lake plunges off the blob, screaming flights down the
infamous zipline, kamakazi-like rides down the gusher, and then castle
siege and crud wars and Real Life and heart-thumping live bands and
s'mores at the campfires and search-your-heart small groups and the kind
of change-your-life relationships with campers, counselors and maybe even
the God of the universe that you really never saw coming but make the
experience perhaps the most meaningful, awe-inspiring experience you've
ever had. And that's just all in one week. If this was the week you
experienced a SpringHill summer, congratulations! We hope it was your
absolute best week of 2006. And if you're still waiting for your week to
arrive, we can't wait to meet you! In the meantime, get a little taste of
a SpringHill summer in this issue of Bounce...and tell a
friend. They'll thank you.
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News @
SpringHill Michigan
Experience the best week of summer twice! Register for a second week
at SpringHill this summer and receive $100 off! Visit
our registration page to check availability and to
register. To take advantage of this opportunity, please enter promotional code
SS06
to receive your discount. For more information, call 231-734-2616.
Bring your whole family to SpringHill
for an awesome weekend of Family Camp. Finish out the summer by flying
down the zipline with your mom or ducking for cover in the paintball
field with your dad or send your little sister soaring off the blob. Have
out-of-this-world fun and experience God in a real way with your whole
family. It all happens here September 1-4! Check out all the details on our
website. (Then, say to your parents, "Let's go to
SpringHill!")
Get SpringHill fall retreats on your youth group's calendar! At
SpringHill Michigan we'll
be meeting at the Hill for the Junior
High Kick It! retreat September 22-24. Live bands, out-of-this-world
activities, time to grow with God and as a group - it's an awesome way to
end a great summer.
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Get a Glimpse
of Real Life at SpringHill This Summer
Do any of these characters sound
familiar?
Calvin: Everyone
wants the same things - happiness, good looks, popularity - but
we can't all have them. Only a lucky few get them and it's never me. It's
stupid to even try for anything in this world. Some of us are just doomed
to fail. I hate it, but there's nothing I can do about it.
Samantha: My
parents provide really well for me. I guess you'd say that I have a
pretty perfect life, really. If I could have anything, I think I'd want
to have this same life for my family someday. I mean, it's what anyone
would want, right?
Truman: I
don't think anyone knows what it's like for me. I am not going to end up
like my parents. I am going to do everything in my power to be different.
No matter what it takes, I'm going to be different.
Grace: I
try not to think a lot about how my life could be better. I try to just be
thankful for what I have. I keep to myself a lot because I've let people
know me before and they've just turned on me. It isn't worth it.
If you're coming to New Frontiers or
InPursuit this summer you'll find out a lot more about what real life is
like (and how it can be different) for these four characters. If any of
them sound familiar, maybe you'll find out how real life can be different
for you, too. Don't miss summer at SpringHill!
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Defeating the
Giants
He looked David over and saw that
he was only a boy, ruddy and handsome, and he despised him. He said to
David, "Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?" And the
Philistine cursed David by his gods. "Come here," he said,
"and I'll give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of
the field!" David said to the Philistine, "You come against me
with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of
the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
This day the Lord will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and
cut off your head. - 1 Samuel 17:42-46
You've probably heard how the story
goes: David, the boy, defeats Goliath, the monster, with a simple stone.
End of story. But is it the whole story? David, small and unassuming, was
no soldier; he was a shepherd. Yet God chose him to lead the nation of Israel
and make it prosper.
When we think of people with success and
power, who comes to mind? People with fame, fortune and prestige? Kings,
presidents, infidels? We probably don't think of a little boy with five
smooth stones. Yet David had the power to defeat a giant because he had
the power of the Lord Almighty.
There are numerous times that we feel unimportant,
unable to accomplish anything, and downright weak. The story of David
(and countless others throughout the Bible) shows us that strength
doesn't come from our own muscles and brainpower or abilities to
intimidate - it comes from God. Having powerful faith means depending on
God to do through us what he did through David. We spend too much time
worrying we can't when God is waiting to show us he can.
Think about
this: Is Jesus the King of your life
or are you too worried about the "Goliaths" that you're
presently facing? Do you believe that God can do powerful things through
you? This summer let God show you how powerful he really is.
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Now Playing
Eyes Open
by Snow Patrol: Scottish indie rockers Snow Patrol are back with another
refreshing, emotional album. With lots of instrumentation and imagination,
Eyes Open delivers another dose of the Snow Patrol we fell in love with
for Final Straw, their earlier release. Find more on Snow Patrol
in Relevant
Magazine.
Mockingbird
by Derek Webb: Ex-Caedmon's Call frontman and more recently acclaimed
singer/songwriter Derek Webb's new release, Mockingbird is a
lyrically-dependable yet politically ambitious album. The soulful
introspection is there, as well as the southern vocal schematic. A
must-buy for Webb fans and spiritually aware activists. Click here
to read a longer review of this album and listen to a couple tracks.
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A perfect summer
day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are
singing, and the lawn mower is broken.
-James Dent
The bigger the summer vacation
the harder the fall.
-Unknown
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You've
Got to Be Kidding
The sports world
loves present-day "Davids" and their come-from-behind
victories. Here are a few notable examples:
» The 1980 USA Men's Hockey team defeated goliath
opponent, Russia,
to win Olympic gold. Check out the movie Miracle to watch the story
unfold.
» Unknown Jack Fleck defeated golf titan Ben Hogan in
the 1955 U.S. Open.
» In the 2004 World Series, the Boston Red Sox defeat
the New York Yankees in a come-from behind 7-game series after losing the
first 3 games.
If you know a strange or interesting
fact, email us. We could print it in the next issue of Bounce.
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What You Said
The majority of you most appreciate your religious freedom;
freedom of speech was a close second.
More than a third said that you are
mostly a slave to other people's
approval.
When you think of summer, 36% think of SpringHill first! (31% think of vacation and 23% think of
sleeping in.)
80% anticipate that summer will include some planned
events and some time to just hang out.
62% are signed up for summer at
SpringHill; 21% are still
not sure!
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