I really do see dead people and they are everywhere. At the gas station, at church, at the skatepark, in the mall, on the chairlift, in my neighborhood; they are everywhere. I know that most people don’t see dead people. But hey! Dead people can’t see or hear or feel. Read more…
The tongue, your mouth, the things you say, your speech make for a good gauge of your heart. Think about this: What is the meanest thing someone has said to you? You remember it, maybe you even remember multiple examples. Maybe someone hates on a new trick you just learned. Read more…
Christian Surfers and Christian Skaters are starting fires in South Africa. JSAW is lending a hand by giving an action sports ministry grant to help fund the effort. Each year CS puts on a roadshow traveling to several cities along the East coast of South Africa connecting with churches, hosting Read more…
“For youth between the ages of 10 and 24, suicide is the third leading cause of death,” according to the CDC. I remember when I received the call that a student had committed suicide. He was funny, loved by many and yet felt that suicide was the best option to Read more…
Last night at our WakeWell Bible study I asked the group a question: What does your faith rest on? “A comprehensive demographic study of more than 200 countries finds that there are 2.18 billion Christians of all ages around the world, representing nearly a third of the estimated 2010 global Read more…
I love climbing mountains and chasing freedom. Several years ago I made a goal to climb the top 5 US state high points in the 48 states, doing one each year. So far I have climbed to the summit of Granite Peak in Montana, Mount Elbert in Colorado and just Read more…
Dude, life is so busy these days. There are a million distractions to pick from. I’ve got to go to work, pay the bills, hang out with friends, skate, do the dishes, skate more, answer that text, reply to that email, call so-and-so back, buy lunch, beat that high score Read more…
This was our 4th year bringing our mobile skatepark to Chaska River City Days. Valley Free church has been sponsoring JSAW to do this event for a few years now as a way to reach out to the community. We bring out our mobile skatepark and set it up for Read more…
Just 10 months ago Jonny Nelson and I (Ian Wheat) went and built an indoor skatepark in Battle Creek, MI. This past week Josh Franco and I went back to help Andrew Wichterman and the Battle Ground Skatepark with their first skateboard camp. It went pretty well. We had 8 Read more…
With over 22 million riders and an industry producing 12.2 billion dollars a year, action sports is definitely here to stay. Skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding, and other action sports have become trend setting definitions of youth culture worldwide. Yes, worldwide! From Ethiopia to Japan to Peru and everything in between. There Read more…
A few years ago I was temporarily renting out an old house from a friend before he gutted and remodeled it. The house was on the lake, right next to the golf course in a fairly ritzy area. Someone had just given me an old mini ramp and I needed Read more…
Skiers and Snowboarders for Christ (SFC) is all about being the light of Jesus to the snowriding culture. SFC Bozeman recently received a grant from JSAW to host two events serving the shred culture around Bozeman, Montana. Their goal was to go to the riders, build relationships and be an Read more…