Archive for July, 2009

  • Wait…

    Wait…

    Submitted by David… In high school I desperately wanted to immerse myself in pop culture by having a girlfriend, going to dances, and partying with my secular friends, and I remember the frustration of not being able give into my desires due to the many...

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  • Zooming out

    Zooming out

    Submitted by Ester… When approaching this year’s 30 Hour Famine, I have to honestly say that I didn’t have any particular plan for fundraising.  I had some ideas such as asking some of my friends and family, but I could hardly imagine talking to complete...

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  • Stepping stones

    Stepping stones

    Submitted by Gina… We had a time of memorializing some stones this past weekend at the Praxis Discipleship Retreat. (Joshua 4: “Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder…to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children...

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  • Senior retreat in Yosemite

    Senior retreat in Yosemite

    Submitted by Sheri (after my own senior discipleship retreat back in 2007)… Arriving after a few weeks of winter break, this past senior retreat was an uplifting and refreshing time for me and many of my peers. Yosemite –a long time favorite of our church...

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  • Growing through difficulties (especially a difficult child)

    Growing through difficulties (especially a difficult child)

    Submitted by Eunice (September 2007) Our firstborn, Elijah, was a relatively “easy” child – healthy, and never gave us a lot of reason to worry. Our second son, Micah, on the other hand, in his first 15 months of life, provided for me many vivid...

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  • Back to the basics

    Back to the basics

    Submitted by Ellen…. Several years ago, I was so locked up in my own pride that refused to grow or move in any sort of way. I was doing things for the sake of just doing things. For example, I was meeting with students because...

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  • Roll up your sleeves!

    Roll up your sleeves!

    Submitted by Kaitlyn… During the Christmas of 2007, I went on Gracepoint Fellowship Church’s mission trip to Hsinchu, Taiwan with about 80 other members of our church.  That was a very special mission trip because we were there to celebrate the inaugural of our church...

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  • My 15th NSWN

    My 15th NSWN

    Wanted to share this with NSWN right around the corner….     This past weekend (Sept 2008), I attended Gracepoint Fellowship Church’s New Student Welcome Night for the 15th time since I graduated college! And it never gets old. We do the same skit every year, but...

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  • Pray for Camp Gracepoint

    Pray for Camp Gracepoint

    Submitted by James…   This was written a couple years ago about the FTS Retreat; please pray for the Camp Gracepoint retreat going on this weekend! This FTS retreat (2007) was quite memorable as it was the first time that the most of the Impact children...

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  • I have been crucified with Christ

    I have been crucified with Christ

    Submitted by Anonymous…    I was born in a typical Chinese family. My mom had high-standards socially and was quite strict with me. I was trained to be polite and careful not to hurt anybody’s feelings. How could I never hurt anyone? The best way was...

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  • Honduras SMT

    Honduras SMT

    Submitted by Daniel…   Thank you so much for praying for the Honduras mission trip.  It was a short but quite an intense trip, and we really felt your prayers. This year, there were 10 people from Gracepoint Berkeley who joined BMDMI for the Honduras medical...

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  • For the sake of the call

    For the sake of the call

    Submitted by Jason…   It’s been one year since our Austin team left from Gracepoint Berkeley… When I stop to think about it, so much of the world says that I shouldn’t give it all in anything that I do. The key to happiness is supposed...

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  • Contending as one man

    Contending as one man

    Submitted by Wilson… One consistent lesson I receive from mission trips that never ceases to amaze me is the lesson of how much a team of like-minded soldiers of Christ can accomplish in such a short amount of time. Even though we were only there...

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  • Visiting Scholars Ministry update

    Visiting Scholars Ministry update

    Submitted by Tony…    I attended the Visiting Scholars Ministry (an extension of Gracepoint Berkeley’s Praxis ministry) final fellowship time as most all of them except one will leave by the end of August.  They are all busy right now trying to complete their projects.  But...

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  • To feed a child

    To feed a child

    Submitted by Kevin, Senior, SFSU 30hour famine really forced me to not eat. I never fasted before and my intentions going into it were very relaxed. I told myself that it wouldn’t be so bad because it was just for a day and that there...

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