Just like adults, young people “pack,” or carry, guns or other weapons for four primary reasons: PROTECTION, REVENGE, NOTORIETY, or CRIMINALITY. It can be very scary when a bully threatens to harm you. Getting even may seem to be the only way to save face. Carrying a gun to make others respect you might seem sensible to a youth who isn’t popular. Using a gun to commit a crime and obtain what you do not have might seem to be the only solution. But, are these really good reasons to carry a gun or other weapon? Is this what your parents really want you to do? Here are ten alternative things to carry instead of a gun or other weapon. Read the rest of this entry »
Cross Walk Bakersfield and Cross Walk California: The beginning of a very long and on-going cross walk throughout the cities and towns of California, an Endless Easter safari of following the Son and sharing the Good News about Jesus Christ’s awesome and magnificent resurrection. On August 31, 2006, local history was made when Street Evangelist Tom Alexander completed a six-month journey cross-walking every major and sub-major street throughout greater Bakersfield. Because each street, boulevard, road, lane, highway, etc. was actually cross-walked twice in round-trip segments averaging eight miles per day, Monday through Friday and at least two Saturdays each month, the cross-walk took six months. Read on »