If you regularly attend Desert Springs, you are probably familiar with today's guest! Daniel Calderón joined us in the studio to share about what God has done in his life up until this point. Daniel has been married to his wife Brianne for almost seven years and serves as our Middle School and Young Adults Pastor. We are blessed to have the Calderóns as a part of our church family and staff! Daniel moved around a lot as a child attending eight different schools as his father was serving in the U.S. Navy. His family would attend churches along the way though it was tough to have a consistent church community due to the moves. Daniel came to understand who Jesus was when he was eight years old and got baptized by his granddad. He describes his understanding as having a head knowledge of Jesus but not making the choice to connect the reality of Christ to his heart. As he grew up, he found himself living as two different people between school and church, describing it as having one foot in and one foot out. Jesus was compartmentalized. It wasn't until his junior year of high school that he began to learn about Jesus in a different way through studying apologetics. Daniel realized that following Jesus was a decision to be made and wasn't something that would just happen along the way. His mind connected to his heart, and he willed to follow Jesus. This choice has certainly changed the trajectory of his life. You'll hear about how he and Brianne met and married, his pursuit of a career in education and how the Lord has brought him to where he is now serving at Desert Springs, all because of the decision to intentionally choose to follow Jesus.
Daniel's sermon from September 2022 - https://dscchurch.nucleus.church/media/stories-of-faith-shardrach-meshach-abednego
Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness - https://www.amazon.com/dp/076422560X?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_CQN57RTZN16YCM6QH6DB
Resident Strangers podcast - https://www.dscchurch.com/resident-strangers
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