Ryan Bailey
Morning prayer is not a request dropped into silence; it is a request laid out before a Father who is already listening. Have you ever caught yourself running the day’s list through your head on the drive in and calling it prayer? The list is accurate and the words are sincere, yet it can sound…
The way your spouse is wired differently from you is not a problem to manage; it is a gift God placed on purpose. You may know the differences well, how your spouse decides, recovers from a hard day, or spends a free Saturday, and have settled into working around them. Have you ever considered that…
Speaking well of someone is one of the few things that blesses you, them, and everyone listening at the same time. You may have sat in a meeting where a colleague did something excellent, you knew it, and the conversation moved on before anyone said so out loud. C.H.E.W. with Me New here? What is CHEW? —…
God knows you completely, and His love has never once been surprised by what He found. As you sit down in worship this morning, you may be carrying thoughts you have never said aloud to anyone. Hold that for a moment, because today is about who God is and the fact that He knows all…
The same grace before dinner, the same Bible reading plan, going to the same Church, can get repeated so many times it started to feel like one more box to check. Moses had a different word for that kind of repetition. He called it sharpening. C.H.E.W. with Me New here? What is CHEW? — a 30-second practice…
I caught myself doing the exact thing I coach clients out of doing, in real time, while I was talking. A few weeks ago I sat down with my team to explain the shift to going all in: the weekly coaching, the day blocked for my Ph.D. work, what would change and what wouldn’t. I’d…
Maybe you memorized a verse months ago, but haven’t thought about it since. However, the Bible is described as living and active; the verses you memorized don’t need to wait for a special occasion. Pull out what you know and use it – today. C.H.E.W. with Me New here? What is CHEW? — a 30-second practice that…
It’s easy to let the thing your spouse does every single day — the lunch packed, the call made, the lawn mowed — stopped registering as effort and allow it to become an everyday, unnoticed fact of life. C.H.E.W. with Me New here? What is CHEW? — a 30-second practice that grows into a day woven with…
A direct report walks into your office with a problem, lays it on your desk, and before she has even finished the sentence you have already started solving it in your head. It feels like leadership. Half the time it is actually theft — you are taking a growth opportunity that belonged to her. C.H.E.W.…
As humans, we all tend to come down hard on others while allowing ourselves lack. A report turned in inexcusably late by an team member might seem excusable if you’re the one turning it in – if only everyone knew the workweek you’ve had! Often, we stumble in this way not because we are trying…