A weekend of enlightenment with LCF
Andrea Thomas

On the weekend of October 24th, Laurier Christian Fellowship held its annual Fall Retreat at Camp Ma-kee-wa near Monc Mills.

Our theme for the weekend was "The Journey to the Promised Land," and nearly 60 Laurier students, both Christians and seekers, participated in related talks and activities.

First and foremost, the retreat provided an awesome opportunity for fellowship with friends both old and new.

Group games and activities quickly brought individuals together as we worked to untie human knots and stumbled through obstacle courses blindfolded.

Mealtimes were always an adventure, especially Saturday's lunch where we had to earn our dishes and food by performing favours for the "Royal Family" (our LCF executives).

As well, the spontaneous displays of dramatic talent and amazing worship around the campfire Saturday night made the weekend a wonderful time of bonding.

Our speaker for the weekend was Paul Wall, who used "The Parable of the River," by Max Lucado to illustrate how individuals can only acquire salvation through Christ Jesus.

Paul explained that self-indulgence, self-justification, and self-sufficiency are all practices that separate us from God. He also reminded us that God does not force anyone to do His will, and He will allow us to sin if we choose to. Paul urged us, therefore, to look inward to see our own faults instead of condemning the actions of others.

Paul stressed that each of us is distanced from God by sin and we cannot earn salvation by ourselves. Instead, we must put our faith in Jesus to attain forgiveness and to claim our inheritance of the promised land.

Paul concluded by reminding us that we do not have to be perfect to have a relationship with God, and "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)

LCFers now have the challenge of applying this learning to our daily lives on campus.

Laurier Christian Fellowship meets every Wednesday at 7:00 pm in S101 for learning and worship.