The fourth week of Outflow is about overflowing the love of Jesus in our community.  I am very excited to be working on some pretty cool ways for the Grace Point family to help our local community.  It would be my dream that we could someday have a story like this one Kathe Pierce forwarded [...]

As parents, it is sometimes challenging to figure out the best way to intentionally Outflow to our young kids.  Pastor Steve is absolutely passionate about equipping parents to do just that.  Check out this short video on the new curriculum we are starting in two weeks (4/5/2009).  We are VERY excited to see the difference [...]

I loved the reminder in the Outflow reading this morning.  As we naturally outflow to our family and friends, we need to be mindful of the context in which our words are understood and received.  If the context is an honest answer to their honest question, they are more likely to receive the answer.  If [...]

Today’s Outflow reading was a huge challenge for me.  The authors have me pegged when they write about interacting with people we disagree with.  On page 115 that “instead of listening, we take every opportunity to disagree or correct any beliefs and behaviors we find unacceptable”.  That is certainly my first reaction, though it isn’t [...]

The overall theme of Outflow is to allow the love of God to overflow from our lives into others.  Reading 9 included a great reminder that we cannot continue to pour out into others if we are not constantly refilling ourselves. From page 88, it reads: ‘”If all you do is give and give and [...]