Getting close through camping

Here’s a short reflection from Brother Jason about the camping trip last weekend.
Catching 18 rainbow trout, devouring mounds of food around a campfire, taking four college grads to set up makeshift tents around two trees, kayaking and intense water fights at two lakes, staying up to watch the Olympics, playing mind-stretching group games, travailing the [...]

Pastor Ed Kang’s Poll

Hey guys, did you vote on Pastor Ed Kang’s poll that he’s taking on his blog for Gracepoint Fellowship attendees? If you haven’t yet, go to http://edkang.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/gracepoint-fellowship-church-pol and submit your vote before it closes!

News

Home Groups 1 and 2 came back from our respective camping trips this past weekend on Saturday night. It was great fun! HG1 caught 18 fish in Jackson Lake! HG2 caught a rock fish and a crab We both kayaked, hung out, ate scrumptious camping food and had a [...]

Blessing in the midst of sorrow

I think one of the paradoxes of Christian life is that I can experience both joy and sorrow at the same time. This paradoxical feeling increases with age and time I think. This past week, I felt it acutely.
Last week, I took my friend Annie, age 29 and battling with cancer, to her [...]

NSWN for the 10th time!

Our wonderful praise leader James, just told me today that this fall’s New Student Welcome Night 2008 on the UC Berkeley campus, will be his 10th NSWN singing and leading the praise.  He started his senior year in college and hasn’t missed one NSWN since as the praise leader.  Wow!  I can’t believe we’re welcoming [...]

Marathon runner

I am so proud of my friend Steve Suh for successfully completing the SF marathon this past Sunday (8/3)! He ran the full 26 miles in about 4 hours and 30 minutes. He was supposed to run it with two other brothers, but one of them moved to Austin and the other one’s [...]