The last few months have been a bit of a rough season for my faith life. Recently I’ve been experiencing doubts about God and whether he will come through in certain areas of my life. I’ve also struggled with finding him in my daily life. In this season, I’ve taken a...
As a therapist in training, I recently took a class on psychopathology and the variety of ways that the human mind can become disordered. It has been a very interesting experience, as I have always been fascinated by psychopathology. I have had personal run-ins with...
The first time I entered the healing journey with God was when I came to The River three years ago. It felt like a huge leap of faith to place the care of my soul in an un-seeable and untouchable God. Two years earlier, I became a Christian in college and placed my identity...
Community is something that’s difficult to come by in Silicon Valley. My early years as a Christian, during which I spent a majority of my time on a tight college campus, were rooted in community. My closest friends were walking distance (or biking distance, in UC Davis...
Recently I visited my parents’ house down in Almaden Valley to clean up my old bedroom. As I went through my stuff, I came across a drawer where I used to shove old graded assignments in case I ever needed them again. As I went through them, I saw the giant red letters at the...