Growth

I Hate Moving — and God Used My Doom Scrolling to Prepare Me for It

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-04-25 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals If you know me, you know moving is in my top three hates. This week I am downsizing my office — the one I have worked from for seven years. My team is virtual now. Less than ten percent of clients come in…

He Built the Team Everyone Wanted to Join — and It Started with One Apology

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-04-25 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals From the outside, he looked like the leader everyone wanted to work for — polished, talented, early 30s, delivering results that drew reporters and industry recognition. But inside the one-on-ones, it was a different story. He drove his team relentlessly. He knew how…

The Meeting Starts in Ten Minutes — and God Already Settled Who I Am

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-04-25 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals You are standing near the glass, notes in hand, ten minutes before the room fills. Your preparation is thorough. Your content is strong. And this Monday, instead of letting the week’s first high-stakes moment define your posture, you are doing something most leaders…

What Your Anger Is Trying to Tell You — A Gospel Guide to Feeling Everything and Losing Nothing

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-04-17 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals You Know the Feeling — You Just Don’t Know What to Do With It You are standing at the glass wall of your office and your chest is tight. Something happened — a betrayal, a dismissal, an injustice that landed harder than you…

I Once Told My Wife That God Was an Abuser

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-04-17 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals I have had a lot of trauma in my life. Some I caused. Most I did not. There was a season when the pain stacked so high that I would silently scream in my head: How much do You think I can handle? One night,…

They’d Been Partners for Decades — but the Team Was Ready to Leave

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-04-17 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals They built a highly successful wealth management firm together over decades. Real care was the foundation — they had weathered markets, losses, and seasons that would have broken most partnerships. But somewhere along the way, the care calcified into something neither of them…

How to Reset When Your Chest Is Still in the Last Meeting

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-04-15 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Intentional Growth in the Minutes Between Meetings You click “Leave meeting,” the Zoom window disappears, and your calendar says you have three minutes until the next call. On the outside, you navigated that conversation just fine—no raised voice, no obvious mistake, numbers mostly…

When Your Reactions Run Ahead of Your Faith: A Simple CHEW to Lead from a Loved Heart

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-04-09 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Opening: Growing Up Your Inner Life as Fast as Your Leadership You know the feeling. You are standing by the window in your office, reading a tough email or replaying a meeting, and your reactions are already three steps ahead of your faith.…

I Thought My Marriage Was Already Great — Then an Unhurried Day Proved Me Wrong

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-04-07 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals I have been preaching simple practices all week — practicing Christ’s presence, CHEWing on His love throughout the day, not just in the morning. This week I had to practice what I preach. I reduced my hours so I would have energy at home…

They Built the Practice Together — but Almost Lost Each Other Inside It

By Ryan Bailey / 2026-04-07 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals They were married chiropractors with young children, co-leading a growing practice. On paper it looked like success. In reality, the marriage had become functional — two people running a business and raising kids, giving each other whatever was left over at the end…