Christian Living
The Daily CHEW™ Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. I’ve always joked that I was born part-old soul. Even on our honeymoon, my wife discovered I might actually be a 93-year-old in disguise: out by 8pm, lights out like clockwork. Deep down, there’s a kind of exhaustion that comes from a day lived…
The Daily CHEW™ Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Yesterday, at 3:10 AM, I woke up with a familiar question swirling: “Will today actually have impact?”Most days, I want my work, words, and care to matter—and when it feels like the needle isn’t moving, disappointment stings. Maybe you wake up with your own…
The Daily CHEW™Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. I remember the first time I was truly challenged to slow down and “CHEW” on God’s love, not just fly past it as a doctrine. I was driven, measured my progress by what I accomplished, and often saw God as that stern coach in the…
The Daily CHEW™ Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Focusing on God’s love not only heals, but actually produces superior discipline and sustained behavioral change—because His love restructures motivation and ability at the deepest, practical level. Moment of Honest Striving Here’s how it looks in real life: Driven by a desire to make…
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 café, 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. 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™Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Most days, the world flashes the highlight reel—perfect vacations, promotions, and milestone moments—nudging us to believe fulfillment lies in constant applause or comparison. But endurance isn’t built in public; it’s forged in ordinary, faithful days, when love carries us through quiet trials that never trend…
The Daily CHEW™Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. The world pushes us to measure up and win—always more achievements, higher status, better everything. For years, I found myself glancing sideways: who was ahead, who had more, who seemed further along in life or faith? The scoreboard never seemed to reset. But the chase…