Faith & Work

Beyond the Next Achievement: 30 Ways to Anchor Your Worth in God’s Unshakeable Love

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-10-03 /

The Daily CHEW™ Moving God’s Love From Head to Heart for Christian Professionals. Last week, I sat with Marcus, a brilliant corporate executive who’d just closed a major deal that should have felt like victory. Instead, he stared at his phone with a familiar emptiness: “I thought this would finally prove I’m valuable, but I’m…

The Courage to Have Difficult Conversations—Grace as Your Guide

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-10-02 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love From Head to Heart for Christian Professionals. Last month, I faced a conversation I wanted to avoid—one that felt risky for a working relationship but necessary for real growth. As a leader, it’s tempting to keep the peace by staying silent, yet discomfort just grows. I longed for courage rooted…

Performance Reviews and Gospel Truth: Whose Score Really Matters?

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-09-29 /

The Daily CHEW™CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. It’s evaluation week again. Whether in the office or around the kitchen table, most high-performers know what it’s like to have their contributions scrutinized, scored, and stacked against expectations. Even before a single number lands in the inbox, anxious thoughts can swirl: “Did I do…

Responding, Not Reacting: Creating Space for God’s Voice in Conflict

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-09-28 /

How to pause, listen, and respond (not react) during workplace tension—anchored in God’s steady love. The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. A Moment of TensionIt was a tense moment—a colleague’s sharp comment cut into a high-stakes meeting. My first instinct? Defend, justify, or fire back. But somewhere in the swirl,…

A Sabbath that Sings: Sabbath Principles, Not Prescriptions, for High Performers

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-09-06 /

The Daily CHEW™Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Sundays always stir a strange mix of satisfaction and restlessness for me. I usually wake up early, do the last minute preps for the Adult Sunday School I teach. My wife and I drive in. She loves to drive so she almost always drives us…

The Perfectionist’s Dilemma: Why “Good Enough” Feels Impossible

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-09-06 /

The Daily CHEW™ Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. This week at my favorite corner coffee shop, I felt the pressure rise—calendar reminders pinging, deadlines hovering, and the deep urge to make every project not just good, but sizzle. On my best days, I want things to shine because I know I’m loved…

The Knowing-Doing Gap: When Spiritual Truth Doesn’t Change Daily Stress

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-09-06 /

The Daily CHEW™ Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. There I was, mid-prayer, mentally drafting my response to a client email. I know God’s love is sufficient, I believe Jesus is enough, yet somehow my morning time with the Father had become another item to optimize while my mind raced through today’s demands.…

When the Achiever in Me Can’t Decide

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-09-04 /

The Daily CHEW™Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. It’s quietly humming under my skin today—the pressure to make a call. My mind runs circles around the decision: Should I say yes to one more big project, should my wife and I go to Castine, Maine without the kids next year since they’re just…

God’s Love: The Surprising Source of Sustainable Discipline and Real Change

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-08-29 /

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…

How to CHEW: A Simple Framework for Lasting Change

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-08-19 /

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,…