Some Things are More Important May 1, 2012

I recently had the opportunity to join the other Outlook men on their annual Golf Trip to Tennessee.  Four days of golf in new courses I have never played before, I was excited.  I’ll be honest with you, I was mostly looking forward to the golf.  When it’s not summer time, I can usually get [...]

Remember January 24, 2012

In my time of study, I was recently challenged by a few words not even written to me. The book of Revelation was recorded by John based on visions he received from above.  Among them were letters to seven chuches from the Lord.  The first letter was written to the church at Ephesus.  Ephesus was [...]

clarity | November 22, 2011

Recently, both our Jr. High and High School groups in the Student Ministry took our annual fall retreats to Camp Allendale.  Typically, we gather some type of series that we can teach the students that will help them have an idea to stick with them to further growth in Christ.  Our main goal in our [...]

Karma September 16, 2011

I’ve heard many people over the last few minutes talk about Karma. Karma: action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad. Karma is the idea that what goes around comes around.  It’s the mindset that you have what’s coming to you.  It’s the thought many people expressed when Osama Bin Laden was finally tracked and killed for his plot of 9/11.  I [...]

Serious about Summer Camp July 7, 2011

I became a Christian at church camp the summer after 4th grade. Angeles Crest Christian Camp nestles in the mountains that rim the Los Angeles basin just above Pasadena.  Vespers was held each evening in an amphitheater built to watch the sun set over the desert mountains, with a bonfire for light once it was [...]

Tap on the Shoulder June 28, 2011

On Friday, June 17, we took 15 high school students down to Rebuilding the Wall in Indianapolis.  RTW seeks to stabilize families and communities through relationships and home ownership.  We took our students down there to do some painting and gardening, and they learned much more than those skills. While we were there, Chris (Director [...]

Jr. High Summer Jam June 16, 2011

Remember that heat wave we had just a few days ago?  Outlook Student Ministries took full advantage of it!  We had our second annual Jr. High Summer Jam at Outlook! Monday through Thursday each night we had dozens of Jr. High students come out to church to play some water games, eat, and hear a [...]

Jr. High Students: Serving June 1, 2011

A few Saturdays ago, our Jr. High students began a summer series of service projects that Outlook Student Ministries will do throughout the next few months.  As you may know, the McCordsville Post Office had advertised a day that people could leave caned food at their mailbox for the Post Office to pick up.  All [...]

Jr. High Believe May 4, 2011

We recently took our Jr. High students to CIY Believe in Anderson, IN.  We joined over 2,000 other people to celebrate Christ and find what God wants us to do next.  We studied the book of Esther, which interestingly enough never mentions God in it.  But we looked at Esther, and how God set Esther [...]

Sabbath March 28, 2011

It’s so important for you to take a day off and rest.  I find after all the things I do on the weekend that Mondays are the days that my body rest and so does my mind.  I sleep in, usually, and relax and I do things that fill me up.  I’ll watch some TV, [...]