Spiritual Formation
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…
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,…
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. We live in a world that measures worth by milestones—job titles, awards, the size of your bank account, the reach of your influence. For years, I chased these benchmarks, telling myself that if I could just accomplish enough, I’d finally feel secure, significant, and satisfied.…
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…
The Daily CHEW™Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. If you’re wired to press hard, push boundaries, and chase new goals, even rest can feel like another task to master. For years, I believed I had to “earn” downtime—only when the work was perfect, the checklist complete, and the results undeniable. But exhaustion always…
The Daily CHEW™Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Too often, legacy is thought of in terms of big milestones—a celebrated career, a book published, a name etched in stone. But true legacy is built in quiet, everyday moments: the habits that shape your heart, bless others, and ripple forward far beyond your lifetime.…
The Daily CHEW™Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Some days, life feels like a never-ending race—chasing perfection, juggling deadlines, maintaining appearances. The world flashes its highlight reels, but deep down, many of us are left feeling exhausted, isolated, and longing for something real. I’ve learned, sometimes painfully, that the richest moments happen not…
The Daily CHEW™Chew on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. A few years ago, my calendar overflowed: meetings blurred into late nights, and purpose felt distant under the weight of constant performance. It was more than exhaustion—it was questioning whether all this pressure ever really added up to what my heart was longing for. Burnout…