Marriage and Family
You ask your child “How was your day?” at dinner, and you get “fine” — every night this week, the same word, delivered the same flat way. While you’re frustrated with the answer, what you might not notice is that the question itself trained that answer. A question this vague doesn’t tend to get anything…
John set his phone face-up on the counter “just in case” — a client had a launch going live over the weekend, and he told himself he was being responsible, not distracted. His daughter was telling him about her science project, the one with the baking-soda volcano she’d rebuilt twice after it collapsed. Somewhere around…
Most nights, the last words Aaron’s kids hear from him are some version of a correction — brush your teeth, turn off the light, stop stalling, get some sleep. None of it is wrong to say; a household needs those sentences to function. It’s just the only kind of sentence they hear, night after night,…
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…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals You said no to the late meeting. You protected the evening the way you and God mapped it out this weekend, and now you are exactly where you said you wanted to be—at the table while your son works three feet away. But…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals When the Tears Dry and the Real Work Begins You said it. You meant it. You confessed the thing — to God, to your spouse, to your pastor, maybe to a counselor. The night it came out was the worst night of your…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Opening: Intentional Growth, Not Crisis You know the feeling of collapsing into bed on Friday night and realizing you “provided” for your family but barely saw them. The week was full of important meetings, critical emails, travel, and ministry or board commitments. Your…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Opening: Ryan in the Arena This week, I walked through the front door with something my family had not seen from me in a long time: real energy. Not just “I’m technically home and off email” energy, but present, engaged, unhurried capacity. My…
The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals You have been in that room. The conversation heats up, stakes are high, and you feel a surge—frustration, disappointment, maybe even anger—rising in your chest while everyone watches to see what you will do with it. For years you were told to “keep…