Hi, I'm Daniel. I was born and raised in San Francisco. I live in Redding, CA now. I love to travel, eat, and spend time with friends. God is my best friend. This blog is about how I see life and God. In my relationship with God, I seem to learn more about His heart towards myself, His bride, and the world. Things I blog about are the inner workings of my journey with God.
My thoughts on food are quite simple (despite the harsh food critic persona I give off). Food should be affordable, prepared fresh, taste great, and most of all, bring people together. Affordability… I think cooking for outreach taught me this lesson years ago: Good food can cost very little. I remember the first time I [...]
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose – Romans 8:28 Over the past week or so, that verse has been standing out to me. I know a lot of people use this verse in times [...]
I hate it when people doubt me. It’s even worst when people say I can’t do something. It gets under my skin. I think a lot of people feel this way. The chip on the shoulder is a great motivator. When we set out to do the things that people didn’t believe we could, we [...]
Grace is such a funny word. When you attach God to the word grace, you’re more deeply intrigued by what it means. What people think it means doesn’t clearly give light to what it really means. Most people will tell you that it saves us, that it’s God ultimate pardon for our sin. The problem [...]
I was recently reading an article and one of the closing questions were, “who are your heroes?” That one question gives people a window into the type of person you are. I’ve been mulling over who my heroes are recently. It’s been quite the process trying to pinpoint the few people that inspire me to [...]
I’m not quite sure if this post applies to everyone, but it certainly applies to me. The definition of the status quo is literally “the state in which”. It is the situation you are in. I was introduced to this Latin term watching National Treasure in 2004. In 2004, I had no idea what the [...]
I don’t know why I haven’t posted anything lately. But the following things are on my mind: People are moving back to Redding by the truckload. It seems like the anti-Exodus. The glory is becoming more tangible. Gold clouds are forming at church. Community has become vital to me. I couldn’t live without the rest [...]
I’ve learned quite a few things about myself over the past few weeks. With one week to go on my huge work deadline, my mind and body have been running on overdrive. But I believe we learn the most when we’re vulnerable rather than when we’re relaxed. I don’t do everything right, but I try [...]
I would like to think I get along with people pretty well. I’m funny. I’m a great listener. I’m genuinely a nice guy who really cares about people. But there are times that I just flat out don’t like a person. They rub me the wrong way. This started bothering me a few days ago. [...]
And when I say basics, I mean the fundamentals. I’m such a sucker for foundations… for fallbacks… for safety nets. It’s not because I’m afraid, but because we all make mistakes. We all takes risks and get hurt sometimes. I couldn’t sleep very well tonight so I decided to write. What on earth am I [...]
