by Danny Bautista | Jan 10, 2026 | The Journey
Reconciling the Past, Present, and Future There’s a sentence that has been floating around in my head for a long time: Your present state dictates how you view your past and how you imagine your future. At first, that thought unsettled me. Then it challenged me....
by Danny Bautista | Nov 14, 2025 | The Journey
There was a season in my life when I honestly thought I had reached the peak of Christianity. I never missed a church service. I played on the worship team. I prayed and read the Word regularly enough. I served wherever I could. And somewhere deep in my heart, I...
by Danny Bautista | Oct 18, 2025 | The Journey
During my late teen years, I went through one of the darkest seasons of my life. It’s a story that, if fully told, could fill an entire book and then some, one I’m actually working on. But for now, let me give you just a glimpse of it. Imagine being verbally torn down...
by Danny Bautista | Oct 11, 2025 | The Journey
A Story from the “Yun-Yun” Shop While living in the Dominican Republic, during those hot summer days—and truthfully, every day felt hot coming from the States—there was this little shop I often visited. It wasn’t just any shop. It was the one with the slushy machine....
by Danny Bautista | Oct 3, 2025 | The Journey
We all live in a place. Some call it a house, some a hut, some an apartment tucked between busy streets. For years, my place was Hoboken, New Jersey. Friends in the building. Basketball at the park. Church a few blocks away. Life fit like a favorite shirt—comfortable,...
by Danny Bautista | Sep 18, 2025 | The Journey
The Unbelievable Story The 1980s in uptown Hoboken carried its rhythm, a mix of grit and charm that pulsed through Washington Street. Mom-and-pop shops adorned the cracked sidewalks, and you could hear the echo of buses braking, car horns in the distance, and...
