andrew dodson

When you attend a church camp for a week, you hear the phrase “camp high” quite a bit. A camp high is simply the result of drawing closer to God and being in His presence for an extended period of time - which usually happens to students after they’ve attended some sort of church camp. A lot of students aren’t spiritually mature enough to maintain a quiet time, pray regularly, worship freely and soak up every bit of God they can get in their daily lives. However, when they’re at a camp, their time is focused on God causing them to experience the high after they get home.

Youth ministers try to cause students to realize their camp high can last a lifetime if they would only stay focused on God every day. Instead, the normal activities of their lives creep in - school, sports, clubs, family problems, friends, relationships - and take the place of God. As a result, their camp high wears off and they’re back to going through the motions in their spiritual walk.

Adults can experience this high as well. However, I’d like to refer to it as a camp low right now. Maybe this says something about my spiritual life, but one of the reasons I love Jonathan Creek so much is because it’s one of the few places I can truly feel God’s presence. After returning to Frankfort on Friday, I was literally depressed to be back home. I realized how much more difficult it would be to remain in God’s presence in my daily routine. I’m attempting to accept and overcome this challenge.