Messages given at the Southern California Camps Farthest Out
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Bert Kerley describes the nervous breakdown that followed his infant son’s death and years of hidden strain. Speaking at the 1990 Southern California CFO, he then describes a shoulder tap from an old friend. It led him to a retreat bookshop, where he found the book that began his healing.
At the Southern California CFO in 1983, Ruth Robison describes the God she knows, a giving and forgiving parent who expects much of us. She sat in silence in a locked hospital room until a young mother spoke, and she made another mother say aloud that she forgave herself for her small son’s death. The talk closes with a boy whose father quietly finished his half-carved boat while he slept.
At the Southern California CFO in 1983, Earl Tyson preaches on surrender and the kingdom of God. He recalls his brother Deary’s teenage romance with Ava Gardner, whose painted toenails scandalized the family. He then tells of his own decision to leave the pastorate on faith alone.