Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well…”

JOHN 14:6-7

The banner over the entrance to our Lighthouse auditorium reminds us of the purpose of Beacon Bible Camp: to share the words of Jesus, the one who claimed to be “the Way, the Truth and the Life”. Those are pretty exclusive assertions! He claims to be the Son of God, the only one who opened the way for sinful humans, like me and like you, to be reconciled to God as our Eternal Father.

However, we must share these words with respect and humility! Jesus called many, but forced none to follow him. He dialogued humbly with women and men, powerful and outcasts, lepers and leaders, religious and pagans alike. He asked lots of tough questions. That is something we should also wish to emulate: encouraging all to “really know” Jesus, and by doing so to come to know God as Father as well.

We live in an increasingly polarized society. Paradoxically, one for whom the highest value is fast becoming that of “tolerance”. But the definition of “tolerance” is gradually changing into “intolerance” towards any truth claims or dissenting convictions which might clash with the secular humanistic worldview. Instead of a respectful dialogue between parties who have honest differences, we may feel coerced into a silence that acquiesces to the popular and politically correct opinions of the day. If this is our case, Jesus encourages us to brave and tactful at the same time!

We hope Beacon will be a part of your summer; but most of all, we hope the words of the Lord Jesus will be a part of your experience: that you may walk in His Way, that you may build your life on His Truth, and you may enjoy the Life that He came to offer us – a full life on earth, and eternal life with Him forever.

And we also hope that you will join with us in this delicate attempt to present the Truths of God’s Word clearly but respectfully; avoiding watering down God’s Truth, but sharing it with love and compassion and with sacrificial service that seeks to love our neighbour as ourselves.

With all our best wishes for this exciting summer,

Andrew “Monk” & Marianne “Tia” Nunn