Imagine if...

We all know people on the edge.

Sometimes they appear on the edge of the conversation. We've each seen that person... and been that person. Standing near. Listening attentively.... but not quite in the circle. Picture this person. Who's face do you see?

Some people we know are on the dangerous edge of a cliff, or walking the narrow edge of indecision.   They may be making destructive choices in relationships and in life. They're not even sure they want to be saved because they're not sure they're worth it. Who is this person? Say their name right now.

There are also people on the edge of giving up.... which, perhaps, could also be the edge of reaching breakthrough. We know these people too. The good person that never seems to move forward. The gifted person whose talents go unrecognized and unused. You've felt their pain.... because you care about them. You know their name.

These are people we care about. Why would we standby and let them fade from the conversation, slip off the cliff, or stay stuck?

Imagine if your circle of conversation were a little bigger and how much richer it could be.
Imagine if the risk taker chose life instead of death, and left the edge of the cliff forever.
Imagine if the discouraged and weary person that has so much to offer found a family where they were received, celebrated, and encouraged.
Imagine if they were part of life at the Outpost.

Leave behind fear. Remember what's at stake. Call those on the edge into the circle. You have the power to change someone's life with a simple invitation. Who are you bringing to dinner?

The smell of the evening meal is hanging in the air. The fire is warm, the room is bright. The family is gathering. Come... don't leave anyone on the edge. All are welcome at the Outpost.

... that not one would be lost

"What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
Matthew 18:12-14