Ryan Bailey
The engine under every decision, accomplishment, and relationship is not your strategy. It is what you believe. It is Saturday morning in Smoke Rise, the house is slow to wake, and soft salsa rhythms play while I sit at the kitchen table with my coffee. Marc Anthony’s voice hints at movement and still honors the…
The Daily CHEW™ Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. It’s 4am in Smoke Rise—I rarely sleep past that hour. Our home sits in this quiet community so close to Stone Mountain that, when our kids were younger, we’d regularly climb to the top together and treat ourselves to snacks from the cafĂ©, soaking…
The Daily CHEW™ Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Last Saturday afternoon, my wife and I took one of our midday drives through Stone Mountain. She was animated, filled with stories and insights from her work on Anti-German sentiment during World War I in Australia and New Zealand—her dissertation has her so engaged,…
The Daily CHEW™ Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Last Saturday, my wife and I took a drive not long after breakfast, early as always since I’m a super early-to-bed, early-to-rise guy. By 8pm most days I’m already drifting to sleep, so our adventures together happen while the sun’s up. The road was…
The Daily CHEW™ Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. At my most self-reliant, I tell myself I should be able to handle my faith, my growth, and my struggles on my own. But the Gospel story, and my story, tell me something better: honest change happens in community. Even as a driven, responsible…
The Daily CHEW™ Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. There are days when my routine and resolve feel strong, but somewhere in the middle, old patterns surface—performance, striving, moments when significance or security take over. It’s easy to slip back into autopilot, especially when life gets hectic or the pressure rises. More and…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love From Head to Heart for Christian Professionals If I stop and look beneath the surface of my daily habits and ambitions, I notice powerful longings quietly shaping my story—what we call SALVES. For me, significance often leads the way: the urge to matter and make an impact with my life and relationships. Love is a…
The Daily CHEW™ Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Last Sunday, sitting in my favorite spot during worship, I felt deeply moved as we sang about God’s unconditional love—you know that moment when the truth feels so real you could live on it forever. But by Tuesday afternoon, when a client meeting went…
The Daily CHEW™Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. There are days when my theology is clear, my verses are memorized, and I tell myself God’s love is rock solid—yet my reactions, anxieties, and habits tell a different story. I know so many truths, but my inner world is often restless, hungry for approval,…
Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. I remember sitting in my car in a dark parking lot after another long meeting, feeling both exhausted and unsettled. Why do I feel so much tension going into these particular engagements, even though they usually go well? If I believed God’s love was enough, the tension,…