Enter By the Narrow Gate

“Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway.” - Mary C. Crowley I mean that's not quite the attitude we're looking for, but hey I like the idea anyway. If you're just tuning in to our series on worry, please check out the first post to get all caught up on the action: HERE. We had a cliff-hanger of sorts at the end of the last post leaving off on this idea of worrying ... Read More

OHHH Snap! The uber-tern is not done yet folks, there are too many God happenings going on in this joint. I'm comin' at 'cha live from Columbia, SC. 'tis true 'tis true. In case you're not on the down low about columbia, here are some fast facts to catch you up to speed. And yes there will be a quiz at the end..... Percentage of the state's population under 18 years old - 24.1% SC Seceded from Union on December 20, 1860, making it ... Read More

So our #1 upcoming event is the mission trip for this summer. We're going as a work group for the ministry called Urban Promise. We're planning on leaving on Sunday the 27th of the year 2008 AFTER church. We will be driving the church van to Wilmingotn, DE. Plan on this! Bring EVERYTHING you will need for the week on Sunday to leave right afterwards. The weekly schedule for the mission trip can be found HERE------>sched. E-mail John with any questions via john@gatewaychurch.org  BUT ... Read More

Alright boys and girls: get your rear in gear, hussle your bussle, chop chop 'em, and show those horses the whip. It's time for our summer mission trip! Oh snap, true true. http://www.urbanpromiseusa.org/index.html Thats the main website for the ministry that we are going to be helping out for a week in Wilmington, DE. We're going as a work group and it will be a time to impact others' lives for Christ. Funny thing is, thats EXACTLY what we're called to do. A ... Read More

Hey everyone, Our FlickR stream for Narrow Gate is up and running. Check it out for tons of photos from past events and its updated regularly. We have albums of the group from laser tag, bowling, and the like. Be there or be square. This whole thing is a work in progress, so expect more in the future with a direct stream on the sidebar! Patience grasshopper. Click the tab at the top of the page entitled "FlickR" or just click HERE or Here ... Read More

Hey everyone! Just wanted to give you all a heads up about an online Narrow Gate Design contest that will be taking place on THIS website. We have a few designs already made and need more! If you want to design a logo/design/insignia/t-shirt, please do it! E-mail the final product to John at john@gatewaychurch.org. The contest is going to be held here online with YOU voting and the winner will become our identity. T-shirts, bumper stickers, hats, and the like will be made ... Read More

What's up Narrow Gaters?! It's never too early to get psyched up about a mission/work trip. Exactly what I was thinking too, glad we're on the same page here. We have an awesome oppurtunity to work with Urban Promise for a short trip this NEXT summer in the beginning of July. Check out their website and see what they're all about HERE. We're heading to Delaware to contribute a work team to Urban Promise. God will certainly use this trip to change not ... Read More

Ever been down on yourself? Get that feeling of being lost? Do you sometimes get bored?! Well, do I have a pick-me-up for you. In my college days at Virginia Tech, my roommates and I would always get a kick out of a youtube series called "Will it Blend?" It's a must see for yourself, but the premise of the videos is that random stuff gets blended. Yes, blended, in an actual blender. Not just cut up and broken, but utterly annihilated into ... Read More

“I often laugh at Satan, and there is nothing that makes him so angry as when I attack him to his face, and tell him that through God I am more than a match for him” - Martin Luther Sorry it has taken me so long to finish this series on how powerful Satan rlly is, just in case you've missed the first two parts: check them out HERE! As you know then, Satan isn't all he's cracked up to be. Far too ... Read More

Hey everyone! Here are the forms that you WILL need to have for summer camp this year. If you haven't checked out the website for the camp, get yourself on over there. Each form is in .pdf form so you'll need some type of Adobe Acrobat to use it. If you need to download it, click here. There are a total of FIVE files that you need to check out: Gateway Permission Slip Student Life Summer Camp Medical Waiver Special Needs Form for Student Life Summer ... Read More