I just got done reading an email I wrote during my junior year of high school. In my 18 years of life, this was one of the most important emails I have ever written. I was writing to share with Debbie Siebert and Todd Bennett something that had been on my heart. You see, I felt like God had placed a certain desire inside of me. I felt like he was calling me to step...

  “… encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all“ (1 Thessalonians 5:14 ESV) The last few weeks have been very tough for me. It seems like they have been the busiest weeks of my life. I guess you could say I have been burning the candle at both ends. I’ve been going from one thing to the next with little down...

I remember it vividly. It was a warm summer afternoon. I was enjoying a nice leisurely bike ride around my neighborhood. Wanting some adventure, I decided to ride alongside one of the main streets. It was there that I saw a man crossing the intersection. This guy was probably in his late forties. He wore sunglasses and carried a grocery bag. Why am I telling you...

“For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies” (Psalm 108:4 NIV). Over the weekend I had the awesome opportunity to escort one of my friend’s to her high school prom in Texas. I felt pretty grown up because this was my first time flying on an airplane all by myself. I spent the majority of the plane ride...

“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:15-16 ESV) On May 24 I will be graduating from Fresno Christian. I’ve spent the majority of my life learning and growing at this school. I have met wonderful people who have each made a special impact on my life. I...

After a peaceful night of sleep you awaken to the abrupt noise of your alarm. Startled and disoriented, you hit the snooze button and pull the warm covers over your face. Your eyelids droop shut as you doze off into a cozy dreamland. Minutes later you hear an intruder knocking loudly at your door. “Wake up!” You grunt, rub your eyes, skip your shower,...