Christian Spiritual Formation

Choosing Your Session Rhythm: Low, High, or Blended Structure

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-02-25 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals You don’t have to guess your “session style.” However you’re wired—low structure, high structure, or somewhere in between—there is a way to work together at RCBA that fits you and still moves God’s love from head to heart as we address real issues…

Naming What You Feel Instead of Reaching for Your Old Escape

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-02-14 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Why This Matters for You It’s 10:38 PM on a Tuesday when you finally step into the kitchen. The house is quiet, but your chest isn’t. You stand in front of the open refrigerator, hand hovering over something you don’t even really want…

When Your Worth Feels Glued to Your Performance

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-02-14 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals What If There’s a Better Way? It’s 6:15 PM on a Monday when you finally close your laptop after a meeting where the numbers weren’t what anyone wanted. No one said, “You failed,” but the silence in the room did that work. On…

Safe in the God Whose Love Never Runs Out

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-02-14 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Why This Hurts So Much It’s 9:47 on a Sunday morning. You’re in the parking lot of your church, engine off, phone still in your hand. You just scanned three emails, glanced at a Slack thread you told yourself you wouldn’t check, and…

The 7-Day Core CHEW™ Challenge: One 30-Second Question That Can Shift Your Week

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-02-12 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Why This Matters for You You’ve heard that God loves you your whole life. You can quote verses, nod along in sermons, and give solid theological answers if someone asks. But at 6:41 a.m., standing in front of the bathroom mirror before another…

The Moment You Most Want Out: How Staying with God in the Craving Builds Something That Lasts

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-02-07 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Why This Hurts So Much You know the feeling. The meeting went badly. The diagnosis came back. The conversation with your spouse left you hollow. And now—right now—something inside you is reaching for relief. Not tomorrow. Not after you’ve processed it with a…

When Someone You Love Is Coming Apart: How to Walk with Her When Emotions Feel Out of Control

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-02-06 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals When Small Things Trigger Big Reactions You see it in her eyes before you hear it in her voice. A small request from a child, a minor inconvenience, or a simple question from her husband—and suddenly the response is way bigger than the…

When God’s Love Moves from Head to Heart One Sunday at a Time

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-02-06 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Why This Matters for You Sunday morning. You’re sitting in the service, singing words about God’s unfailing love. The theology checks out. You believe every line. But somewhere between the chorus and the closing prayer, you notice the familiar disconnect: your mouth is…

When Goal-Setting Feels Dangerous After Hard Seasons

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-02-05 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals The Challenge You’re Facing Picture this: You’re driving home from another long day.You’ve answered emails, handled crises, made decisions that affect people’s jobs, and kept everything mostly together.From the outside, you look steady and competent.But inside, you feel like you’ve been in a…

When You Feel Like Humpty Dumpty: When Betrayal Leaves You in Pieces

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-02-05 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals When You’re Staring at the Pieces After severe betrayal—especially in marriage—you don’t just feel hurt; you feel broken open. It’s Humpty Dumpty-level: one massive fall, fragments everywhere, and you’re staring at the mess thinking, “There is no way this goes back together.” The…