Pilgrimage on Purpose: Reflections from Mt. Sinai & Why Camp Can Be This Kind of Journey

About this episode

The episode explores the intersection of pilgrimage and camp through Jake's reflections from his journey to Mt. Sinai and other significant locations in Egypt.

On this episode, we welcome Jake back from his journey to Egypt, where we travelled with other camp and church leaders on a pilgrimage that lead them to and through places and spaces with deep Biblical, historical, and spiritual significance. We'll hear stories from Mt. Sinai, the Nile River, and more. As Jake weaves key parts of his experience, we'll uncover where pilgrimage and camp intersect, and where scripture stories come alive. Pilgrimage takes us from where we are, to a set-apart spac...

People in this episode

Host: Sacred Playgrounds

Guest: Jake

Topics covered

• pilgrimage
• camp
• spiritual journey
• Biblical significance
• historical significance
• scripture stories

Keywords

• pilgrimage
• Mt. Sinai
• Egypt
• Nile River
• spiritual journey
• camp
• Biblical stories

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Mt. Sinai, Egypt, Nile River

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