Worship on the Waves
Written By: Mary Gordon Kerr | CSUS Board Member Photo By: Zane Miller It’s a bit of an old cliche, an excuse to skip church
February 16, 2026
Written By: Mary Gordon Kerr | CSUS Board Member Photo By: Zane Miller It’s a bit of an old cliche, an excuse to skip church
Written By: Chad Coons | Director of CSALT U.S. Photo By: Johnny Zhang I started surfing at a young age. It was the joy of
Written By: Mikayla Groffie | Northwest Regional Coordinator As surfers, we all know that there is something we have to do daily when we go
Written By: Emily Benedetto | Maui Island Coordinator Photo By: Ivy Scott One time, I was out longboarding at my local break, and as I
Written By: Teddy Weiland | CS St. Augustine Photo By: Reed Burr | Media Coordinator I find myself, as many of you do, in the
Written By: Leason Dancaescu | Gulf Coast Regional Coordinator Photo By: Leason Dancaescu Those of us of a certain age will remember the bleached blonde
Written By: Priscilla Burr Photo By: Ivy Scott Along the southern part of the North Carolina coast, there’s an 8.4-mile undisturbed barrier island called Masonboro.
FROM OUR NATIONAL DIRECTOR This year, we have been so blessed with the theme “Be Still.” Although Amy and I would definitely not say our
Jacob Galura Southeast Regional Coordinator Recently, on a trip in the Caribbean, we were surfing an empty reef, and it was full-on pumping. Not just
Leason Dancaescu Gulf Coast Regional Coordinator For most surfers, getting barreled is the ultimate goal. To be wholly enveloped – riding inside the wave. But
Levi Standridge CS Santa Cruz Have you ever found yourself in a situation with no plan or expectation, but you have the best time? That’s
Daniel Bacquet Chief Operating Officer A few weeks back, I traveled to the North Shore of Oahu for the Christian Surfers Warm Water Camp Out,
David Nehrig CSUS National Director Have you ever waited for the last set to catch your final wave and the ocean just goes flat? Anxiety
Priscilla Burr CSUS Content Manager There’s something about watching the world through a child’s eyes. The ordinary becomes extraordinary. And we can learn to have
Amy Nehrig CSUS Staff Support A few times a year, our family has the opportunity to run Surf and Serves all over the world. The
Caleb Bowen I would consider myself a thrill seeker. Always adding to the list of crazy: skydiving, bungee jumping, swimming with sharks, motocross, mountain biking,
Matthew Mcloud CS Lake Michigan The “7x rule” for waves refers to the concept that a wave will typically break when its height is more
David Nehrig CSUS National Director “Bang, bang, bang, crack, crack, crack,” went the cute little sea otters near me. When I was surfing up in
Emily Benedetto Chief Communications Coordinator We’ve all experienced it. You catch a wave and look out the back to see lines and lines of set
Nina Coons West Coast Girls Representative Luke 6:32-33, 35-36 says, “If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even
Mikayla Groffie Northwest Regional Coordinator Every surfer has experienced the dreaded noodle arms after not paddling for a week or two. Surfing is one of
Colbi Pickett East Coast Girls Coordinator I’ve been dealing with a foot injury for several months, and I’ve had to limit my time surfing because