Camping with City Kids

Camping with City Kids: 101 Real-Life Stories is a wild, heartfelt, and hilarious journey through three decades of youth ministry told by someone who has lived every moment of it-sometimes at full speed, sometimes knee-deep in mud, and often wondering, "Where did they leave their brains this time?"

As a Sunday School teacher of more than 30 years, Tom Entler has guided dozens of teenagers through the woods, across creeks, into caves, down barbed-wire fences, and-most importantly-toward Christ. These true stories blend laugh-out-loud chaos with meaningful spiritual truths. Whether it's exploding lighters, bottle-rocket wars, dog-eating disasters, swamp fires, neon parachute pants, or the mysteries of snipes and sparkler bombs, every adventure reveals something deeper: God shows up in the unexpected, the messy, the ordinary, and the unforgettable moments of life.

Each story ends with a takeaway-simple, practical, biblical wisdom drawn from real experiences. Readers will laugh, cringe, think, and see themselves somewhere in these pages. They'll discover what teenagers really ask about God, salvation, dating, suffering, and purpose-and how faith intersects with real-world experiences in hilarious and profound ways.

This book is for parents, youth leaders, teens, and anyone who loves a good story. It's part devotional, part adventure journal, part comedy, and entirely authentic. Through it all, one message rings clear: God uses ordinary people, crazy weekends, and even city kids in the woods to change lives-and make heaven crowded.