scouting

At this week’s scout troop meeting, we considered the meaning of “A Scout is Reverent” and how our scouts actually view the concept of reverence. While I expected the scouts to yawn and be bored, they engaged in a lively discussion and debate about the issue.

According to the 1911 BSA handbook, the scout law concludes with the following statement; “A scout is reverent. He is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his religious duties and respects the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion.”

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This week at our scout troop meeting we revisited the concept of “A Scout is Courteous”. In the past, we’ve defined courteousness as behavior built out of a heart-felt respect for others: a desire to demonstrate hospitality and understanding even when the other person/people might be difficult to deal with.

Part of our weekly scout troop meetings is devoted to studying the ideals of the program and whether they measure up to scriptures, and how boys can take these concepts and use them as building blocks to develop their sense of “manliness” in practical ways.

Troop 113 gets it’s number from Psalm 1:1-3 which describes the sort of man that we pray our scouts will grow up to become. As part of the scouting program, we include a “scoutmaster minute” — a short devotional — at the end of each troop meeting. Our scouts range in age from 11 to 18, and are mainly homeschoolers (but with some conventional schoolers, too).

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