Category: From the Archives

Mindy is an extremely talented, post high school young woman. She struggled to fit in when she was in middle school, dealing with weight and appearance issues. In high school she found her place and grew in confidence and security in her identity.   She was successful in the arts and found a niche where she…

Seven months ago we moved to the desert in the East Valley of Phoenix.   Before we moved, our only perspective of the desert was what we saw on TV or the movies – tumbleweeds, lots of sand, really hot temperatures, nothingness, and cactus. We were excited to see our first tumbleweed, haboob (dust storm), and…

Be Still This has been a long season of a rollercoaster of emotions, experiences, and movements in my life.  Over the last 13 months I have experienced some of the deepest joys and the deepest hurts of my life.  I have seen relationships get suddenly intersected and stunted.  I have seen the cost of poor…

For the past 4 years this has been VERGE week where over 100 students and adults have given their lives to Christ and 100’s have experienced Jesus in way that has changed their lives.  VERGE has been a personal highlight of ministry in my life and it was a gift to lead it during the…

We all like to be winners. We all like to believe that we are on the winning team. We don’t typically join teams, clubs, or groups where there is no hope of winning. We want to belong to the side that leaves the field as winners.   We want to believe the love wins, but unfortunately…