Devotionals

Be Still We chase holiness like a performance, but God meets us in surrender. In the margins of our striving, His grace whispers strength. This devotional invites you to lay down self-effort and discover the power of being still before God.
Be Transformed True worship is not conformity to the world, but transformation through a renewed mind shaped by the righteousness of Christ.
Heading Home The psalms teach us that faith does not move in straight lines—from despair to trust, and from trust to being led again toward God Himself.
I Want to Follow Relationship comes before understanding. God leads us into truth before He teaches us.
Just Look and Live You don’t have to climb your way to God or fix yourself first. Just look to Jesus—and live.
Mustard Seed Faith Even little faith is powerful when pointed toward Jesus. Mustard seed faith moves mountains—and multiplies miracles.
New Every Morning God’s mercies are not recycled—they’re freshly painted across each sunrise. His faithfulness is the rhythm behind every breath.
No Excuse God’s revelation is not hidden—it’s everywhere. Creation declares His power, and conscience confirms His nature. The question is not whether He’s spoken, but whether we’ll respond.
Purify My Heart A prayer of surrender and longing—for a clean heart that desires God alone and seeks His presence above all else.
Seek His Face, Not Just His Hand God desires to be desired—not for what He can give, but for who He is. Psalm 127 reminds us that striving without Him is empty, but seeking Him brings rest and blessing.
What Do You Want? A reflection on Psalm 42 and the honest longing to desire God more deeply—even when our hunger feels weak or divided.
When Jesus Wept The shortest verse in the Bible reveals the depth of Christ’s love and grief over a broken world. Jesus wept—not out of weakness, but out of divine compassion.
Why Fear? Fear multiplies in imagined futures, but faith finds its footing in a single, steady truth: God is for me.

Meditations

5th Street Meditation If Your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here.
God-Sized Praying Perhaps the invitation of prayer is not to ask more quickly, but to ask more deeply.
Here With Me A meditation on God’s nearness—written in confinement, in awe of a presence that remains personal amid infinite scale.
If God Is Everywhere All The Time… God’s omnipresence means we are never outside His presence or purposes. This meditation explores identity, rest, and belonging in a God who is always near.
Learning to Stand Where Jesus Stood Before the miracles, before the crowds, Jesus entered the wilderness and learned dependence.
Meditation #1 A meditation of surrender—looking back on flight, self-reliance, and the quiet persistence of grace.
The Question We Avoid A meditation on formation, faithfulness, and the quiet, unseen work of the church beyond its largest gatherings.
The Work of His Hands Like a craftsman with a vision, God sees us not for our flaws but for the purpose He lovingly designed. Even our dents and dings are part of the story.
The Work of Your Fingers When we look up at the vastness of creation, we are confronted with a humbling question—why does God care for us at all?
Until I Came into the Sanctuary A meditation on entering the presence of God, where His holiness reorders our understanding, humbles our pride, and brings clarity that cannot be found anywhere else..

Reflections

A Theology of Weakness God is not threatened by human weakness, nor surprised by failure. Again and again, Scripture shows that grace takes root not in strength, but in the soil of humility and dependence.
All Things Life does not always come together in ways we can understand. Faith holds to the promise that God is at work even when meaning feels hidden, and nothing is ultimately wasted.
Coming Into a Place of Prayer Prayer is not about proving devotion or logging hours. It is about coming—boldly, simply, as children—to a Father who is already willing to give what we need.
Deliver Me A prayer of mercy, refuge, and trust when deliverance does not guarantee escape.
Faith from Beginning to End Righteousness isn’t earned—it’s credited by faith. From salvation to sanctification, the entire journey is a gift of grace, received through faith from beginning to end.
From It or Through It Trusting God’s sovereignty when deliverance comes differently than we expect—and discovering His presence in the fire.
Held on Every Side As mountains encircle Jerusalem, God’s presence surrounds His people—corporately and personally—now and forever.
Loving Judge David’s prayer for judgment is not reckless bravado, but quiet trust in a God whose justice is shaped by grace and whose scrutiny is meant to heal.
Not Even One When Scripture strips away self-confidence, grace is revealed not as an idea to admire, but as a Person to depend on.
Not Subdued The enemy’s aim has always been to silence worship—but because of Christ, what feels destroyed is never beyond restoration, and what seems subdued is never truly lost.
Open My Eyes A quiet reflection on faith, trust, and learning to depend on God amid the vast unseen realities that surround us.
Psalm 119: A Quiet Faith Formed in the Word Psalm 119 reveals a faith shaped not by urgency or perfection, but by long obedience, quiet trust, and desires reformed through God’s Word.
Racism Is Sin (and Reconciliation Is Still the Call) Originally written in response to Charlottesville in 2017 and revisited now, this reflection affirms that racism is sin and that reconciliation remains a central calling of the Christian life.
Renew My Mind
Roadblocks Reflecting on how we can unknowingly step out of alignment with what God is already doing—and what surrender truly looks like.
Seek Him Prayer does not begin with effort or obligation, but with relationship. We seek God not to earn His favor, but because He has already drawn near to us.
Sons of Brokenness From the aftermath of Korah’s rebellion emerged a lineage shaped by holy fear, humility, and grace—voices whose worship was forged in brokenness and preserved in the Psalms.
Sticks and Stones Scripture was not given to us as a weapon to wound others, but as a living word meant to search us, humble us, and lead us into love.
The Big Picture God is painting on a canvas bigger than we can see—even when loss, confusion, or silence fills the frame.
The Cart or the Horse Psalm 15 raises a searching question about who may dwell in God’s presence—and reveals that holiness is not the price of access, but the fruit of grace.
The LORD Is My Shepherd Psalm 23 is not a wish or a sentiment, but a declaration of settled reality. In valley and pasture alike, the Shepherd’s presence—not the absence of danger—is the source of comfort and confidence.
The Power of Presence Israel’s victories were never secured by strength or strategy, but by the light of God’s presence—a truth that still exposes the danger of self-reliance.
What Are You Feeding? What we consume shapes what we become—and the Word of God is meant to be our daily bread.
What’s in a Name? Discovering how identity shapes destiny—and how God’s name over us changes everything.
Working From Grace Sanctification is not passive drifting or self-reliance, but faithful obedience empowered by God’s grace at work within us.

Stories

Fractured Light Stories of brokenness and redemption—written from the margins where grace meets collapse, surrender, and quiet faith.
Guard the Grace A reflection on how churches respond to sexual sin—and what those responses quietly teach about confession, belonging, and grace.
I Wanna Dance Like Enoch Danced A longing to walk so closely with God that worship becomes intimacy—and intimacy becomes eternity.
The Gospel in the Grass Creation proclaims God’s provision, beauty, and care—inviting us to trust the One who tends both the earth and our lives.
The House That Calls to the Simple A sober look at Proverbs 9 and the deceptive invitation of folly that mimics wisdom but ultimately leads to death.

Testimonies

After God’s Heart David’s life reveals that being ‘after God’s heart’ is not about sinless perfection, but about a heart that repents, returns, and rests in God’s sufficient grace.
From Ashes to Glory: Rebuilding the Temple Within When the holy place is defiled and left in ruins, God does not abandon it—He rebuilds His dwelling within us with greater glory than before.
From Exile to Eden A story of addiction, surrender, confinement, and grace. This testimony stands on its own—offered not as instruction, but as witness—to the slow, unexpected work of God in a life brought to the end of itself.
In the Margins A reflection on Scripture, time, and the holy space before the beginning—where God already knew every moment of our lives.
Jesus – The Scapegoat From the garden to the cross, God’s answer to sin has always been substitution. Jesus bore our shame so we could return to the love we were created for.
When the Order Matters A single testimony drawn from years of conviction, correction, and quiet reframing—about what happens when the Church keeps God at the center and lets everything else follow.

Books

Fractured Light A testimony of brokenness, mercy, and the quiet work of God in the darkest places—where grace refracts through what has been shattered.
Margins: Where God Begins Before the first word of Scripture was written, God already knew the story. A contemplative exploration of God's presence in the spaces we often overlook—the margins where nothing seems to happen, yet everything begins.