Archive for September, 2009

  • You feed them

    You feed them

    Being an introvert by nature, I feel much more at ease in one on one or smaller group settings, and my reaction to crowds is, “Get me outta here;” so one of the things that never ceases to amaze me is Jesus’ compassion on the...

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  • Go Longhorns!

    Go Longhorns!

    Submitted by David… Coming from California (Go Bears!), I knew football was big in Texas. However, what I experienced on Saturday for Koinonia’s UT vs. Texas Tech game viewing was simply incredible. The 605 house which was purchased just this year was jam-packed with over...

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  • Doing LIFE in Texas

    Doing LIFE in Texas

    Submitted by Jackie… I can’t believe it’s only been about two months since Daryl and I moved to Austin. It’s been a whirlwind with Welcome Week, NSWN, DC outreach, Tex-Connect, LIFE groups…and just when I think we have some down time, we’re gearing up for...

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  • Hsinchu / Austin Discipleship Retreats

    Hsinchu / Austin Discipleship Retreats

    Austin and Taiwan both had their very first discipleship retreats this past weekend.  (Austin retreat picture above.) I am just amazed and so thankful as it’s just been one year since we started Austin and two years since we started Taiwan, but the sense of...

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  • Sue’s story

    Sue’s story

    Rick and Sue are the directors of Kairos Christian Fellowship (pictured above), a Gracepoint Berkeley ministry. (Sue is in the front row, right side.) I grew up in a very comfortable home and never lacked anything. For my 17th birthday my parents surprised me with...

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  • Rock star to food server

    Rock star to food server

    One of the things I cherish about Gracepoint Berkeley’s New Student Welcome Night every year is that it really doesn’t matter who you are or what you do.  Each person matters, each person’s presence counts and what each of us does has rippling effects for...

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