Hungry people are everywhere. February 21, 2012

Hungry people are everywhere. One morning, years ago, I was running tight to leave for work.  I was standing at the kitchen counter drinking my morning protein shake and my five year-old son Elijah walked in from just waking up. “Dad, I want some breakfast.” Renee was still asleep from working late the night before [...]

A microloan can make a big dent December 15, 2011

A couple of months ago, I loaned Juliana Mutheu Matheka 25 dollars. It was easy.  I went to bigdent.org. And I received an email this week that she has now repaid 100% of the loan!  It went on to say… Juliana is grateful to be a part of Missions of Hope and has done an [...]

“The poor will always be with you.” Really? October 20, 2011

The world is going to hell in a handbasket.  The evidence is everywhere: war, violence, poverty, AIDS, hunger, failed schools, high unemployment, corporate greed,  the price of gas.  Fill in the blank with the disaster of the day. But guess what I heard this week?  A vaccine for malaria has been tested and found to cut [...]

Introducing Outlook Institute… July 29, 2011

Learning is an important and essential aspect of our development as disciples of Jesus.  The Bible and the Gospel it shares are truth…truth we learn, then know, then obey, then share ourselves. As a congregation we learn many important truths from the sermon on Sunday mornings (I hope ).  We also learn when we open [...]

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 [...]

For Japan March 17, 2011

1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. 4 There is a river whose streams make [...]

Let’s Party! February 28, 2011

I hope that the volunteers who were at the Appreciation Event last night had as good a time as I did!  The fun and fellowship we experienced was just a little glimpse of heaven.  (I’m not sure there will be videos there, but I really hope so!) It was great to see volunteers volunteering for the [...]

my September letter September 7, 2010

published in The Focus on September 5, 2010… Hello Outlookers! I pray you’re giving your burdens to Jesus and pursuing His will for you with all your energy and strength. We’re talking in this current sermon series about the work God’s revolutionary love does in our hearts and the love revolution He calls us to [...]

How much love can we show in a month? August 26, 2010

People are hurting and in need all around us and all around the world.  At Outlook, we want to be Jesus-followers with hearts of compassion and hands ready for action.  That’s why we’re turning this September into SERVTEMBER! Jesus said that he came not to be served, but to serve (Matthew 20:28).  We want to [...]

my August letter August 10, 2010

published in The Focus on Sunday, August 1, 2010… Hello Outlook Family, I hope your summer has been going well.  As summer usually does, it’s going by too quickly. August means the last few weeks of summer, the Men’s Cedar Point trip, and the Life Group Tailgate Party. It also means getting back to school and [...]