The JustAndy Blog

I have a new challenge for myself… I want to see how many different places in the world I can submit posts to this blog from! So far I have blogged from Homer, Alaska and San Diego. To add a third location to this list, I am currently blogging from Idyllwild, California. Isn’t that name […]

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matt. 11:28)
Jesus’ words here speak to me because I often seem to struggle to find spiritual rest within my soul. This timeless verse reveals so much of its meaning in the original language.
“…all ye that labor and […]

In the midst of searching for jobs, friends, community and direction for my new life here in San Diego, I found an incredibly encouraging passage of Scripture today. “Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your […]

I am applying to work for an incredible organization called, Invisible Children, referred to in an earlier blog entry. I really hope to get the job as it would be working for a cause that I very firmly believe in. As part of my application they asked me to do a little design project and […]

I just spent a few days in Palm Springs and I was amazed at how beautiful it was! As an oasis in the desert, it is permeated with sunshine and accented by flowers, greenery and curvaceous palm trees.

In life I have found that true friends are a gift from God! I just had the chance to spend a few days with my buddy from Alaska, Mike Becker. He came down to Palm Springs for an Audi Specialist event. From attending an incredible concert in LA, to hanging out with a few of […]

Every night, tens of thousands of children in Northern Uganda walk to nearby cities and sleep outside in order to protect themselves from abduction. For over twenty years, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has been terrorizing Northern Uganda. Part of their strategy is to abduct children, force them to kill others or else be […]

“And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets and followed him.” (Matthew 4:19-20) Can you imagine the courage that it must have taken to drop their entire lives down by their nets laying on the ground, to follow a man they had […]