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March 2026

March 10, 2026

The Stillness Ambition: Living the Lead a Quiet Life Verse

In this season of my life, I have identified a singular and driving focus. I...

March 08, 2026

Hard Conversations: We Accept the Already & Not Yet

Many of us have unfinished projects, unchecked to-do lists, and incomplete tasks. If not, ask...

March 06, 2026

What the Azusa Street Revival Still Teaches Us About Revival

There are many churches and church movements that say they want revival. They host conferences...

March 01, 2026

Hard Conversations: We Find Our Identity in Christ

For the past few weeks, I have been blogging through a series called Hard Conversations....

February 2026

February 27, 2026

Framing Your Personal Calling: Finding A Quiet Life

This leads a quiet life, I feel called to from 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12, is more...

February 22, 2026

Hard Conversations: The Spirit Can Create Unity

A few weeks ago, we started this Hard Conversations blog series by naming something most...

February 19, 2026

Guard Your Heart: What’s Shaping the Source?

Lent is a season for examining the heart, leaning into surrender and honest confession. Coming...

February 16, 2026

Hard Conversations: Being Loving Is As Important

Three weeks ago, we began this blog post series on Hard Conversations by acknowledging something...

February 11, 2026

No Sponging: Work With Your Hands. Be Dependent on No One.

When I began the Lead a Quiet Life blog on Patheos in October 2023, it...

February 09, 2026

Hard Conversations: We Don’t Know It All

Last week, we began this blog series by naming something many of us already feel...

February 03, 2026

Hard Conversations: Jesus’ Prayer for a Divided World

It can be hard to have conversations with people who think differently than we do....

January 2026

January 29, 2026

Beyond the Screen: When Outrage Drowns Out Love

We are swimming in a lot of outrage and noise every day on our social...

January 22, 2026

More Than High Fives: 10 Prayers for the Local Church

Back in 2011, my wife Katie and I caught a Phillies series in San Diego...

January 01, 2026

What Was and What’s Ahead: Good Practices for a New Year

New year's always bring reflections on what was and what's ahead. I want to share...

December 2025

December 27, 2025

Finding Margin: A Review and Reflection of 2025

Christmas has a way of inviting reflection. It always has for me. But this year,...

December 23, 2025

Reading Shelf: The New English Translation (NET)

This post on the New English Translation (NET) continues my Reading Shelf series. In the...

December 22, 2025

Reading DeYoung on the Nicene Creed: Reflections and Review

In The Nicene Creed (2025), part of Crossway’s Foundational Tools for Our Faith series, Kevin...

December 12, 2025

Reading Shelf: New Testament for Everyone (NTFE)

This post on the New Testament for Everyone (NTFE) translation continues my Reading Shelf series. In...

November 2025

November 25, 2025

The Quiet Life Manifesto: 5 Quotes on Escaping the Noise

Two of my guiding values for this season are letting simplicity shape my soul and...

November 21, 2025

Reading Shelf: God’s Word (GW) for Everyday Readers

This post on the God's Word (GW) Translation continues my Reading Shelf series. In the first...

November 18, 2025

Reading Shelf: Six Bible Translations for Meditation & Study

In keeping with this blog's call to lead a quiet life of stillness and faithfulness,...

November 14, 2025

You Are What You Invest: Quiet Work of a Healthy Marriage

“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” “Garbage in,...

November 11, 2025

When God Seems Silent: Naming Values for the Season

“You will hear a voice behind you saying, ‘This is the way. Follow it, whether...

November 10, 2025

Threads of Stillness: Learning to Let Scripture Read Us

Today, on a spiritual direction day, I’m walking, reading, studying, and praying—listening for direction in...

November 02, 2025

Sojourn: Post-Everything (Part Six)

This post continues my Sojourn Series. You might enjoy reading the first five chapters before...

October 2025

October 21, 2025

Sojourn: Becoming Missional (Part Five)

This is Part Five of the Sojourn Series. You might enjoy reading the earlier chapters...

October 20, 2025

Sojourn: Becoming Vineyard & Anabaptist Again (Part Four)

This is Part Four of the Sojourn Series. You might enjoy reading the earlier chapters...

October 15, 2025

Sojourn: Becoming Anabaptist (Part Three)

This is Part Three of the Sojourn Series. You might enjoy reading the first two...

October 10, 2025

Sojourn: Becoming Vineyard (Part Two)

This is Part Two of the Sojourn Series. You might enjoy reading the first Part...

October 09, 2025

Sojourn: Becoming a Spiritual Pilgrim (Part One)

Recently, while watching some old video of me twenty years ago on tour with a...