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Be a Baller // Life Lesson Booklet

For a recent Baller Basketball Camp in Redlands, CA, I created a booklet as a part of our player packages.
The booklet was designed to encourage ballplayers to be the best they can be in athletics and life. The life lessons included a message from the basketball world as well as a comparable biblical concept.
The [...]

Do Not Look Back // A John Wooden Story

I received an email recently from a Coach Todd James, Dublin, Ireland, outlining a personal encounter with John Wooden a few years ago.
Coach James produced a tract entitled, “Meet My Head Coach,” after finishing his high school basketball coaching career, and after feeling called to go to the mission field to tell people about what [...]

I’m All In // Moving Update

In 2004, as a single guy and in pursuit of my calling in life, I moved from Southern California to continue my education at Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY.
I didn’t know a soul here in KY. Three years later, I added a degree, young adult and sports ministry experience, and a wife to the resume. [...]

Tiger Woods, Athletes, and Atonement

I tuned into the highly anticipated Tiger Woods public statement broadcast yesterday.
While I believe the overall message was sincere and a step in a positive direction for Woods, there was an initial statement that stood out to me, that could of easily been overheard, that really exposes the heart of the issue. [...]

Impact a Life // Coach a Sport

I have many memories of my coaches through the years playing sports. Some good and some bad.
However, as I have now been through the process of organizing a high school basketball league, Baller Basketball, and sought after quality volunteer coaches, as well as coaching a team myself, I am reminded of the [...]

Merry Christmas 09

I have been very busy the last few months. The schedule has included adjusting to our newly born son, working double shifts, and launching a high school basketball league, to name a few.
Blog posts have been taking a back sit around here as well. However, I am still here and looking forward [...]

New Addition to the Family

May I introduce to you a new addition to our family, Josias Christopher Harvey.

After a difficult name search (finding a unique name and that sounds good in Spanish and English), we finally compromised on a name that took time to grow on us. But we are loving it more each day. It just fits, thankfully. [...]

Proof that I’m going to be a Dad

Yes… that’s right, my wife is pregnant!
What a day my wife and I had yesterday when we went to an ultrasound appointment.
I was a little nervous because this was a first for us, but mainly because we wanted to make sure the baby was ok and that there was a heart [...]

¡Feliz Aniversario!

Today, my wife and I are celebrating our 3rd Year Anniversary!
Above is a shot that we took of both of our families and grandparents.
It’s hard to believe that three years has passed already.
I’m loving my wife more and more each year and looking forward to the years to come.
I’m feeling like [...]

Checking Back In

Hello People. It’s been a busy couple of weeks to say the least.
If you haven’t heard already (via following me on Twitter or Facebook), I took an unexpected trip out to California to be with my dad and family.
I get a text last Monday from my sister informing me that my dad is [...]