A person takes a walk, alone, by a blue sea toward an orange sunset.

Have a Daniel heart

Throughout his life, Daniel continued to follow God, regardless who did or did not go with him. You too be blessed with a Daniel heart.

One man following another man at sunset by the sea

When Christian leaders omit the obvious

Even a cursory look at all levels of leadership in US churches, denominations, networks and ministries reveals that what should be foundational is often absent. Many leaders do not know how to follow God.

Brown sea, brown rocks, brown sky - but light is breaking through.

Light is breaking through

In the very act of seeing what is brown, murky and decidedly unsafe, there’s movement. There’s life. And the light is breaking through.

Empty roller coaster at sunset
photo courtesy Ryan DeLaney

Waiting for hope

  • Post category:Trauma and Grief
  • Post last modified:June 13, 2025

It feels wonderful to find yourself waiting in quiet hope and encouraging others to do the same. It feels dreadful to seek the God you thought you knew while hope continues to hide. It feels like a betrayal on God’s part, or a failure on yours, or both.

Diamond in the dark

Treasure hunting

A treasure sought is a treasure treasured. Please do not miss out on the astounding gifts God wants to give you, because you think you’re too busy to pay attention to his inner nudge.

A man stands on a a rock ledge, looking out across a sea of clouds. Black, blue and gray arrows drawn onto the photo point in all different directions

The enemies of rest

I’ve updated Return to Your Rest, and included a chapter about enemies of rest I have faced. May God give us courage to rise up in the face of all that fights against it - and to return to rest.

Frog at edge of water, looking at camera and blending in with the dark, mottled background

Sort of like frog gigging: How religion kills rest

Today where you live, religiosity slaughters Sabbath by the very way it tries to keep it. But when people desperate for rest leave the comfort of religious exhaustion and stumble toward God himself, Sabbath remains – and the Lord of Real Rest revives them.

A tumble of books, lying open on grass, pages fanned

The people I quote

  • Post category:Living Life
  • Post last modified:November 9, 2023

Refusing to listen to different views robs us of the opportunity to learn, to grow, to “sharpen” one another, to love one another. So it’s important and wise to humble ourselves to listen to others. It’s also important and wise to seek discernment from God as we do.