Ryan Bailey
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals A senior director in a fast-moving organization shared with me how Monday mornings often began as a battle. Before the first email was sent, his inner critic had already surfaced: “You didn’t finish last week’s goals. This project will overwhelm you. Others are…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals A COO confided that Sundays had become “pre-Monday”—a frantic prep day fueled by checklists and anxiety rather than a settled heart in God’s kindness. By Tuesday, his team felt the fallout in rushed decisions and brittle emotions. Though he believed in Sabbath, he…
The place where you feel most out of moves is not evidence that God has left; in Scripture, it is the place where He most often teaches His people to trust Him. Picture a COO whose company has survived every market downturn, now facing a legal challenge that threatens the business and his family’s name,…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals. It happened to a client I met with this week: a missed call after promising to check in, a short reply tinged with frustration, a tense glance exchanged across the kitchen after a long day. For him, home—the place meant to feel safest—had…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Leaders Yesterday, after reading about CHEW being a grace-based discipline, a successful finance director called me. “Okay, I get that C.H.E.W. is different from other spiritual practices,” he said. “But here’s my real question: How do I know this will actually work for my…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Leaders Yesterday, a successful marketing executive sat across from me, clearly exhausted. “I’ve tried accountability groups, Bible reading plans, and even hired a spiritual director,” he said. “Now you’re asking me to CHEW on God’s love daily. Honestly, isn’t this just another discipline I…
You can believe God loves you and still not feel safe counting on Him. It is 5:30 a.m., you are in the car before the day starts, and you are rehearsing every possible outcome of a situation at home that no plan of yours can fix. You know the verses about trusting the Lord with…
The Daily CHEW™ Moving God’s Love From Head to Heart for Christian Professionals. This morning, I sat with Rebecca, a brilliant nonprofit executive whose organization had just received a major grant that would expand their impact globally. Instead of celebrating, she stared out the window with familiar weight in her eyes. “I should be thrilled,”…
The Daily CHEW™ Moving God’s Love From Head to Heart for Christian Professionals. Yesterday afternoon, I sat with Jason, a successful creative director whose portfolio was impressive but whose eyes looked tired. “I used to find joy in everything,” he said, scrolling through photos from a recent vacation that had already lost its luster. “Travel,…
The Daily CHEW™ Moving God’s Love From Head to Heart for Christian Professionals. Last week, I was working with Elena, a successful nonprofit executive whose marriage was thriving, whose friendships seemed solid, yet she sat in my office with tears in her eyes. “I have everything I thought would make me feel loved,” she said,…