Ryan Bailey

Unseen and Essential: Recovering the Gift of Ordinary Family Service

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-10-23 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals I know a gifted leader who executes major projects at work but often feels unseen at home. After late nights and high-stakes meetings, she returns to the routines of family life—dishes, homework help, conversations at bedtime. These tasks feel invisible compared to work…

Redeeming Deadlines: Inviting Christ Into Your Time Pressure

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-10-23 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals When the Clock Starts Racing and Anxiety Kicks In Picture this: Your inbox fills up, the project board flashes red, and every meeting reminder feels like a countdown. A client—skilled, driven, respected—told me her mind runs wild as deadlines loom: “Something always feels…

High Expectations, Higher Grace: Belief and Belonging Amid Pressure

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-10-23 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals I work with leaders and professionals who drive hard toward excellence—setting ambitious goals, holding themselves (and sometimes others) to the highest standards. Yet, behind the drive for success, many quietly carry the burden of never feeling “enough.” When mistakes happen or pressure mounts,…

The Courage to Have Difficult Conversations—Grace as Your Guide

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-10-23 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals James, a respected executive, has built a high-performing team and a reputation for steady leadership. Yet when a hard conversation is looming—whether addressing a missed deadline at work or navigating tension at home—he feels the gap. He worries about damaging trust, being misunderstood,…

When Motivation Fails and Commitment Wins

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-10-23 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals David is a 38-year-old VP of operations known for his discipline and results. But when it comes to his secret struggle with pornography, motivation never lasts. He’ll go strong for two weeks—praying, resisting, feeling victorious—and then one stressful evening, it all collapses. He’s…

Why Commitment—Not Motivation—Breaks Stronghold Sins

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-10-23 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals You’ve prayed about it. You’ve confessed it. You’ve cried over it. You’ve promised God—again—that this time will be different. This time you’ll finally break free from that stronghold sin that’s held you captive for months, maybe years. And for a few days, you…

When You Least Want to CHEW: One Question That Breaks Temptation’s Grip

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-10-21 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals You know the moment. You’re scrolling late at night. Your hand hovers over the website you swore you’d never visit again. Your mind rehearses the justifications you’ve used a hundred times before. The temptation is at its height—and prayer is the last thing…

Anchored Rhythms: Teaching Kids (and Ourselves) a Better Way to Manage Time

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-10-21 /

The Daily CHEW™CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. There’s a scene I relive far too often: the quiet of early morning, devotional open, eager to savor Scripture—when suddenly my mind jumps to appointments, deadlines, and the avalanche of “must-do’s” waiting in my day. As a father and personal consultant, I notice how this…

Who Gets to Define Fair? When God’s Justice Offends Our Sense of Equality

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-10-20 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals When “That’s Not Fair” Becomes Our Theology Marcus, a high-performer at a consulting firm, watched a colleague get promoted despite producing inferior work. “Where’s God in this?” he fumed. “I’ve been faithful, worked hard, played by the rules—and this is what I get?…

God’s Sovereignty Over Injustice: Trusting His Purposes When You’re Passed Over

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-10-20 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals When Merit Doesn’t Matter and Nepotism Wins Jennifer was up for a promotion, and by every major category, it looked like it was going to be hers. Her performance reviews were stellar, her team’s results spoke for themselves, and even her colleagues expected…