FCA Golf Tournament - March 18th

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Tournament is on March 18th @ El Niguel Country Club

Night of Champions

FCA's annual outreach event Night of Champions is coming. Join us on Friday evening February 10th for a night of fun, food (as always, free In-N-Out), entertainment and Jesus. More info to come but get the date on your calendar now, you don't want to miss this!

Edison FCA

245 students showed up for the last FCA Huddle at Ediosn High School last week! The room was packed and the student leaders have done a great job reaching out to their campus! It was "FV Nerd Day" on campus in honor of the Bell Game the following night, so everyone was dressed up and having a great time! The leaders led a great game of "sit down if" and then student leaders Bri Emerzian got up and shared about her relationship with Jesus! She shared about how becoming a Christian does not always make things easier, but it provides a Rock and a Hope! Also, thanks to all the parents and youth pastors who came to support and serve at the huddle!

Huntington Beach FCA

About 65 students filled into room I-5 last week to hang out at HBHS FCA. We were blessed to have pizza and drinks provided by Hope Chapel, as well as the support of many other parents and youth pastors.The students led a fun Game and then Pastor Jim Gane from Crosspoint Baptist Church shared a message about the hope of Jesus. It was a great huddle!

Marina FCA

Marina FCA last week was awesome, with about 65 students showing up to have fun and hear the word. After gorging themselves on pizza, the students watched as 4 of their peers competed in a game of "empty the tissue box" where the fastest person to pull all the sheets of paper of the box using only there elbows wins. Then the students had the opportunity to hear the word from Crosspoint Baptist Youth Pastor Nick Fisher. He shared about being strong in the Lord and the need of having a relationship with Him!

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Huntington Beach High School FCA

Huntington Beach High School FCA kicked off with a bang on Wednesday! About 85 students packed into Mr. Johnston's classroom to check out the 1st FCA meeting of the year! We had a great time playing the "Who am I" game and then talking about what FCA is and what we will be doing throughout the year. God is good and it is so cool to see a room jam-packed with kids who want to find out more about Jesus!

We will meet again in 2 weeks, but in the meantime here are some pictures from the day!

FCA Sports Camp 2011

FCA Sports Camp 2011 is at UCLA from June 29-July3...Be There!

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The Wright Man - STV

April 2011


Author’s Note:What started as a lump in my throat eventually worked its way down into my stomach as I read the ESPN.com headline. Something to the effect of, “Wainwright injures pitching elbow.” “This can’t be good,” I thought.

Just a few weeks earlier, I had interviewed the Cardinals ace for our April cover story, and, as soon as I read the news, I knew we were going to have to make some adjustments to the magazine, which was already mid-production. But that internal knot wasn’t just the result of professional nerves; it was also the product of personal compassion.


The human side of me felt awful for Wainwright, who is a solid, sold-out man of God. The last thing I wanted was for him to get hurt. I wanted him to keep pitching well and thriving on the mound, using his gifts to bring glory to the Lord, which is something he loves to do.


After interviewing Wainwright over the phone while he and his family were driving to Florida for spring training, I’d written a story focusing on the lofty expectations he was shouldering this season and how his faith was helping him stay focused. Thus, when I learned that Wainwright would be having season-ending Tommy John surgery, I had to shake my head at the irony. All those expectations were going to go unmet—at least for now.


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HCS Huddle

Last Friday we kicked-off our first ever huddle at Huntington Christian School. About 100 6th, 7th, and 8th graders participated in our huddle during their PE period. We played Ninja, clumps, and Blind-folded musical chairs, the kids all had a blast. I then had the opportunity to share my story of faith with them. It was a great event and we will be hosting an FCA huddle once a month at HCS.

Marina HS FCA Huddle

Marina HS had a FCA Huddle today where over 50 students showed up to enjoy some Del Taco, a FCA devotional Video, and a fun game. Here are some pictures from the Huddle...

 Students getting together at Marina HS for FCA

 Some Del Taco, Courtesy of a Parent Volunteer

 Student Leaders enjoying a quick bite

Student Leader leading a discussion on Jesus as the Ultimate Coach

Speaking @ TeWinkle

Yesterday, I got the opportunity to share at the kickoff FCA meeting for TeWinkle Middle School in Costa Mesa. It was a great opportunity to start the year there and share with about 75 junior highers! 

Here are some pictures from the Huddle....

Wagon Racing

A few weeks ago we got together for a FCA Staff Retreat on Catalina Island. It was 3 days of growing in our faith and learning how to better serve our students and families that are involved with FCA.

But... we also found some time for some fun stuff too.

I had the bright Idea of taking my son's "off-road wagon" and riding it down one of the hills on the Island. This is how it went down...

Meet my Family

This is a photo of my my beautiful wife Jessica (a regional FCA staff member), my son Elijah (now 15 months), my unborn child and myself. We are very excited as a family unit to be serving in our home town of Huntington Beach and in the Southern California region.