CHEW framework

Loving God with Everything We Have and Are: The Relentless Return

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-10-28 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Jenna is committed. She serves, studies, and even leads—but deep down, she wonders what it means to “love God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength” (Mark 12:30). Intensity fades, priorities slip, and lesser loves creep…

Chewing on Vulnerability: Gospel Confidence in Honest Leadership

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-10-07 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals Client Scenario Last week, a new client confided, “I hesitate to share real fears with my team—even with fellow believers. My inner critic tells me vulnerability makes me less credible, less secure.” Despite outward success, his leadership felt isolated and anxious, as if…

The Inner Critic and the Father’s Voice: Reframing Monday’s Mindset

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-10-07 /

The Daily CHEW™Moving God’s Love from Head to Heart for Christian Professionals A senior director in a fast-moving organization shared with me how Monday mornings often began as a battle. Before the first email was sent, his inner critic had already surfaced: “You didn’t finish last week’s goals. This project will overwhelm you. Others are…

From Core to More: When You’re Ready for Intermediate CHEWing

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-09-20 /

The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope. Yesterday morning, I caught myself reaching for my phone during my sacred 4 AM quiet time—not for distraction, but because I was mentally planning my entire day before I’d even finished my Core CHEW. The familiar question “If I really believed God loves me…

When Bible Study Feels Like Academic Exercise: A Scripture CHEW for Heart Transformation

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-09-19 /

The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope This morning I opened my Bible to Romans 8:38-39—verses I’ve read dozens of times, verses I could probably quote from memory. “For I am sure that neither death nor life…will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our…

When Your Commute Becomes Sacred Space: A Travel CHEW for Time That Feels Lost

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-09-19 /

The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope This morning at 6:45 AM, I found myself sitting in Atlanta traffic on I-285, watching the same brake lights I see every weekday, feeling that familiar frustration rise. Twenty-five minutes to downtown, another twenty-five back this evening—nearly an hour daily of what felt like…

When the Pull Feels Stronger Than Your Will: A Temptation CHEW for Gospel Power

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-09-19 /

The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope Yesterday at 2:30 PM, I felt it again—that familiar internal tension that high-performers know all too well. The stress of back-to-back client calls, a challenging team dynamic, and the pressure of an upcoming proposal deadline had created the perfect storm. And there it was:…

When Success Feels Empty: A Gratitude CHEW for Hearts That Have Lost Their Wonder

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-09-19 /

The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope This morning I caught myself rushing through my usual routine—quality coffee, view of the city from my home office, another successful quarter behind us—and feeling absolutely nothing. Not stress, not excitement, not satisfaction. Just a flat, mechanical moving through motions that should have brought…

When Your Mind Won’t Stop Racing at 2 AM: An Anxiety CHEW for Gospel Peace

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-09-19 /

The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope Last Tuesday at 2:17 AM, I found myself wide awake, mind spinning through an endless loop of “what-ifs.” A major client had asked for a comprehensive proposal on a year-long executive coaching engagement that could significantly impact our team’s growth, but my brain was…

When Bedtime Becomes a Battle: A Parenting CHEW for Discipline That Flows From Love

By Ryan Bailey / 2025-09-19 /

The Daily CHEW™ CHEW on God’s Love. Live Transformed. Multiply Hope My client Sarah texted me at 9:15 PM: “Same story tonight. Emma’s supposed to be in bed by 8:30, but here I am standing in her doorway for the fourth time, voice rising: ‘I said get in bed. NOW.’ By the time she finally…