Summer Wake Program Study Jesus’ Parables 8 John 15:1-11 Take a moment and write down 5 words that you would use to describe yourself . Study your list. Are there any words that you would like to add but cannot quite fully commit to identifying yourself with? What do these Read more…
Kansas City Road Trip Recap July 27th-August 1st As the campers assembled into the van, the week started with energizer bunny energy and a sugar intake that could not be measured. Every stop along the way out to Kansas City was another adventure and more candy. But, the adventure had Read more…
Wakeboard Program Summer Study Jesus’ Parables 5 Luke 15:11-32 It is crazy to think about God’s forgiveness. I think about where I have been, what I have done, and the times when I have had the pure attitude of rejection towards God. God’s forgiveness is hard for me to fathom. Read more…
Wakeboard Program Summer Study Jesus’ Parables 4 Matthew 21:33-41 When I was in third grade I loved to ride my skateboard. I lived in an area of town that was always under development, so my friends and I would always go and take scraps of wood out of construction dumpsters Read more…
Wakeboard Program Summer Study Jesus’ Parables John 10:1-18 Have any of you guys ever been shot before? I have, and let me tell you, you never see it coming. It happened on a sunny summer day a few years ago. I was in high school and on a trip with Read more…
Jake Tastad – Wakeboard Program Leader Interview 1. Tell us about yourself! My name is Jake Tastad. I am a 22-year-old action sports junkie going to Azusa Pacific University for youth ministry. My passion is to see youth in the action sports culture become mature followers of Jesus. 2. How Read more…
“Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, ‘This man receives sinners and eats with them’” (Luke 15:1-2, ESV, emphasis added). Have you ever thought about the idea that Jesus not only hung out with sinners, but Read more…
Your story. It matters. Not because it is all about you, but because God’s love and grace is written all over it. Have you ever felt intimidated by another person’s story? How often do you think about, or share, your own story? It can be really difficult to genuinely share Read more…
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…
Based on the title alone I’m sure you have figured out what the end goal of this post is about. I want to assure you that it’s about more than that. The past six months have been nothing short of amazing, terrifying, frustrating, plain sad and uber gnarly. Weird combo Read more…