Posts with the category “the-tenacious-pursuit-chris”

We have covered a lot of ground in this series.Deception that feels like conviction. Talents buried out of fear. Good invitations that pull you off the wall.If you have been honest with yourself throu...  Read More

Last week you named the talent you have been burying.Now let's say you dig it up. You stop playing safe. You start building the thing God actually put in you.Here is what nobody warns you about.The op...  Read More

This is the last email in this series.Over the past few weeks, I've walked you through something I believe is critical for every believer to understand right now.You are alive in this moment because G...  Read More

Last week I told you deception feels exactly like conviction.Today I want to show you what it costs.There is a specific kind of deception that does not just keep you stuck. It makes you bury the very ...  Read More

For four weeks I asked you one question in different clothes.Will you receive what God sends, even when it comes on the wrong bird?Ravens. A muddy river. New tools. A Savior an entire nation crucified...  Read More

For three weeks I have walked you through unlikely delivery systems. Ravens that fed a prophet. A river that healed a commander. The new tools God may be using in the season we are actually in.Now I w...  Read More

For two weeks I have been telling you old stories. Ravens feeding a prophet. A river healing a commander. Unlikely delivery systems from a God who refuses to deliver on our terms.Now I want to bring i...  Read More

Last week I told you about the ravens. This week I want to tell you about a man who almost walked away from his own healing because he did not like the instructions.His name was Naaman. He was a comma...  Read More

There was a drought in Israel, and God's plan to keep His prophet alive was a flock of ravens.Read that again.Not a wealthy patron. Not a kind neighbor with a full pantry. Not bread falling from the s...  Read More

A few weeks ago I was listening to a conversation with a guy named Daniel Priestley. Sharp thinker. Built businesses on three continents.He said something that stopped me.The fear most people have abo...  Read More

There is a fear most people will not name because it sounds shallow.But it is not shallow. It is one of the most expensive emotions you will ever carry.The fear of missing out.FOMO got reduced to a me...  Read More

Most people are not actually stressed about today.They are afraid of tomorrow.They are afraid of a future they cannot see clearly. A future where the job changes. The kids change. The economy changes....  Read More

There's a walled medieval city in Portugal called Óbidos.Stone walls. Narrow streets. Whitewashed houses with blue trim. Orange tile roofs. The kind of place that looks like someone dropped a Tuscan v...  Read More

You don't build a life alone.You might think you do. You might prefer to. You might have tried for years, accumulating accomplishments and wondering why they feel hollow.But here's the truth: the peop...  Read More

Nobody tells you about the pit.They tell you about the breakthrough. The promotion. The launch. The moment everything clicked.What they don't tell you is what came before.Joseph in the cistern before ...  Read More

Turn on the news for 10 minutes and you'll feel it… Even 1 min!Something is shifting. Everywhere.Political lines that keep getting redrawn. Institutions that used to feel permanent are crumbling in re...  Read More

I want to ask you a question that might sting a little.Whose life are you actually living?Not in some philosophical way. I mean practically. The job description you're filling. The role you're playing...  Read More

This is the last email in this series.Over the past few weeks I've walked you through something I believe every believer needs to hear right now.Pressure is not proof of faithfulness. It's a pattern. ...  Read More

Two weeks ago I told you that pressure is not proof of faithfulness.Last week I showed you why your brain keeps defaulting to pressure even when you know better, and gave you a tool to start rewiring ...  Read More

Last week I said something that stirred up a lot of people.The idea that pressure equals faithfulness is a lie. And most believers are running on it without realizing it.Today I want to go deeper. Bec...  Read More

I need to say something that might step on some toes.Most Christians I know are exhausted. Not because they're doing the wrong things. Because they're doing the right things from the wrong fuel source...  Read More

A few weeks ago I told you that you're alive right now because God decided you needed to be.Last week I talked about the noise. The shaking. The chaos. And why your design is the compass that doesn't ...  Read More

I've been thinking about something a lot the last 2 months… I have talked about it quite a bit, but I just feel it’s really really important for right now…You're alive. Right now. In 2026.Not during t...  Read More

God doesn't just rescue you from the low place. He moves you through seasons. Intentionally. Strategically. I know for me, in my life, if I’m not paying attention, I might try to stay somewhere you w...  Read More

Last week I told you about our anniversary trip to Portugal that went sideways.This week, I want to take you deeper.Literally.Before the surgery, before the hospital, before any of us knew what was co...  Read More

We went to celebrate 28 years of marriage. Lisbon, Porto, beautiful coastline, good food, zero responsibilities. That was the plan. God had a different agenda. (oh my goodness different) Three days i...  Read More

Religious striving is a master of disguise—it can look like obedience, smell like faith, and still leave you sweating at 3 AM over problems God never asked you to solve. The night I finally handed The...  Read More

Faith rarely asks for your résumé; it hands you a hammer and points to dry ground. That’s Noah’s secret. He didn’t wait for clouds—he waited on a word. One century, a million doubts, zero raindrops. S...  Read More

Faith isn’t a warm blanket; it’s a rip-current. One minute you’re walking on water like Peter, the next you’re tasting saltwater and wondering if you mistook your own ambition for God’s voice. That’s ...  Read More

"Phelps didn't win because he was dramatically better. He won because he was microscopically better at a thousand invisible things. Stop telling yourself the little things don't matter. Your 1/100th o...  Read More

Let’s get one thing straight: God never called you to play small. He called you to steward. And stewardship isn’t some spiritual busywork or Christian budgeting class. It’s your first assignment after...  Read More

If I had a dollar for every time someone misquoted Jesus about money, I could fund a small revival. “Blessed are the poor…” they say, as if Jesus meant poverty itself was holy. He didn’t. But that’s t...  Read More

Mystic Idealization Bias distorts truth under the guise of depth. This post helps you recognize when spiritual curiosity becomes compromise—and shows how to re-center your faith in Jesus without rejec...  Read More

Mystic Idealization Bias quietly pulls believers off course. What starts as curiosity becomes compromise. When borrowed spirituality replaces biblical truth, you don’t evolve—you drift. This post unpa...  Read More

"Why do we chase Tibetan chants but yawn at biblical prayer? The truth is, many Christians are more enchanted by the mystery of the unfamiliar than the power of their own faith. It’s not depth we’re l...  Read More

Breaking Through the Lids in Our Lives We all have lids—those invisible barriers that keep us from stepping into the full purpose God designed for us. Sometimes, these lids are formed by our own doub...  Read More

Radical Advancement Through Partnership With Holy SpiritIn a world evolving at breakneck speed, many feel overwhelmed by uncertainty, technological shifts, and societal changes. Yet, as believers, we ...  Read More