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...
by Danny Bautista | Sep 6, 2025 | The Journey
Hebrews 10:24–25 “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” God’s Design...
