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Coral Mountain, La Quinta, California Recently, I went back into the desert to pray, read and listen. Above is a picture of Coral Mountain (well, a piece of it) located near La Quinta, CA. Zoom and you can sea the ancient coral. Had a great time until I realized that I had a flat tire! Thinking that I was prepared, I retrieved a tube, pump and toolset only to find that I have the wrong wrench. Doh! Fortunately, it was a slow leak and I was able to inflate the tire about

Scooter! Boldly showing up and getting recorded in public. Rubios, La Quinta, CA Yes you are in for another treat!  Meet Scooter!  We...

Pictured: MonDudes meeting, Rubios, La Quinta, CA Dudes: Guide for Small Group Engagement and Growth (a best practices reflection of 20+...

Spiritual Bong Hits?! Before you get your undies in a bunch, here's where we are coming from. Not many know what a Spiritual Bong Hit...

Part of the Laguna Route from La Quinta to Indio, CA When you live on this broken planet long enough, you will get teed up to help/serve...

Picture above Lori from Overflowshowers.org and James from Compton What Advice Would You Give Your 25 Year Old Self? Imagine if you had...

There are times in life where you will get Whoa moments.  So stunning and amazing that you are gifted to witness and share it.  I had one...

Normally I say Yes, you are in.  Definitely thanks for choosing to listen in.  Extra thanks when you give us input at FriDudes.com . We...

Yes!  You are in!  After the clock strikes midnight, most of us proclaim Happy New Year. Thinking fresh start...and then fires hit...

The Fast and the Christmas?! What about Christmas cookies and egg nog and those Reese's Christmas trees? Oh delicious and decadent food...

Pictured Above: Rogelio the Real (left) and Daniel the Faithful (right). In the distance in the maroon hoodie is Pastor Joe/Jose of...

As I tell my skeptics, if you were to show me a masterpiece painting or the most beautiful video game ever produced and then proceed to...

Meet Robert the Hopeful.  He was hopeless, homeless and hooked on fentanyl.  What turned things around for him?  God, Jesus Christ and...

What is a Possum Trot?! It's a town in Texas. What makes it so special? A very special story of Hope. Do I need to go there? No. ...

At times, my wife seems obsessed with Facebook Marketplace. Ok, she's not obsessed...normally. It is not her idol. She does love good...

Do you get away to pray?  Pray for more than an hour straight?  Deep hike?  Or prayer walk?  Run?  The MonDudes are going through Matthew...

As hate and cancellation roil over U.S. campuses, there are others that shine love and peace.  At the end of the day, isn't that what...

Bill! Nancy! Unless you went to a certain church (Hosanna) in Lakeville, you may not know who they are. Yet for those that do know...

(Pictured above from right to left is Gerald, Jade, Cathy and Tom. Working together and serving Matt 25:40. Providing clean clothes and...

Some of you may feel like the tree in the front. Others are rocking life and shining bright in the back. Wherever you are, you are...