Ryan Bailey

Vulnerability, Not Perfection: The Leader Your Team Needs

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-12 /

The Daily CHEW™ Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals When You’re Tired of the Mask—and Long to Lead with Heart Jenna grips the steering wheel outside her company building. Monday’s staff meeting is minutes away, and she already feels pressure squeezing her chest. As a top leader, she’s hit every performance…

If I Really Believed God Loves Me Like Jesus—How Would Life Change? How to Use the Core CHEW Question for Real Transformation

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-11 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Opening HookYou’ve read it and heard it: “God loves you.” But at 2 A.M., when you’re lying awake, stressed over work, or feeling like you’re not enough for your family, does it feel true? Or maybe you keep asking God for help at work or…

When Passion Fades: Finding Meaning Beyond Drive

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-11 /

The Daily CHEW™ Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals When the Fire Goes Out Elaine used to leap out of bed hungry for Monday. Every project, every challenge, every new hire lit her soul with purpose. But twelve years later—after layoffs, a failed launch, and a string of indifferent seasons—she feels…

When God Feels Close: Creative Ways to Praise and Thank Him in the Fullness

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-11 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Elena closes her journal, her heart overflowing. For the first time in months, God feels near—not distant, not abstract, but present. She’s just spent an hour in prayer, and His love washed over her like a wave. She wants to respond, to express what she’s…

When God Feels Distant: Creative Ways to Connect With Him Again—From Passive Practices to Raw Prayer

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-11 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Sarah sits in her counselor’s office, exhausted. “I don’t know how to pray anymore,” she says. “I open my Bible and the words blur together. I try to have a quiet time, but I just… feel nothing. God feels a million miles away,…

Connecting With God as a Family: Fun, Creative Ways to Build Faith Together Beyond Bible Study and Prayer

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-11 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Marcus stares at the family devotional book on the coffee table, untouched for three weeks. “I don’t get it,” he says to his wife. “We sit the kids down for devotions, and they’re bored out of their minds. My 8-year-old is looking at…

Connecting With God as a Couple: How Prayer, CHEWing, and Spiritual Intimacy Transform Your Marriage

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-11 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals David and Joanie sit across from their marriage counselor, deflated. “We pray individually,” David says. “I have my quiet time in the morning. She does hers at night. We go to church every Sunday. But honestly? It feels like we’re just two people…

The Call to Out-Sacrifice: How Husbands and Wives Love When Marriage Is Hard

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-10 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Mark sits in his counselor’s office, frustrated. “I’m trying to lead my family well. But my wife constantly challenges me, questions my decisions, and seems disappointed in everything I do. How am I supposed to love her sacrificially when she won’t respect me?”…

Are You a Christian High Performer? Why You Might Struggle With the Label—And Why It Matters

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-10 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Sarah sits in her counselor’s office, arms crossed. “I’m not a high performer,” she insists. “High performers don’t struggle with pornography. They don’t yell at their kids. They don’t feel like they’re barely holding it together.” Her counselor pauses. “Sarah, you’re a senior…

The Lie of “If I Could Just Work Harder”: When Hustle Promises Freedom but Chains the Heart

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-11-10 /

The Daily CHEW™ Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals The Endless Hustle No One Sees You set your alarm earlier. Skip breakfast, skip breaks, skip memories with the people you love. All in hopes that maybe one more report, one more late night, one more “above and beyond” will finally unlock…