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Papa Has All the Squishies — a collection of colorful Squeez'M and NeeDoh squishy cubes displayed on a wooden tray

Papa Has All the Squishies

Extended family gathered around an outdoor dinner table at sunset, the kind of togetherness families drift away from without meaning to

Families Don’t Break All at Once

Book Review: Transformed by the Messiah by Rabbi Jason Sobel

Book Review: Transformed by the Messiah by Rabbi Jason Sobel

This Was Never Supposed to Be My Story

This Was Never Supposed to Be My Story

Man descending a rocky mountain trail at dusk, a lit valley visible below.

Jesus Didn’t Leave Them on the Mountain

The Soundtrack of Suffering

The Soundtrack of Suffering

Man standing with his head down, bracing his hands against a kitchen counter, shoulders tense.

Why Is It So Hard to Be a Christian?

A Letter to My Boys: You Never Had to Choose

Letters To My Boys #006: You Never Had to Choose

Here Lies a Christian Young Man

Here Lies a Christian Young Man

Incoming phone call beside a Bible, symbolizing the moment faith is tested by difficult news

What Does Your First Reaction Say About Your Faith?

Walking Through Grief and Adversity | Faith for Real Life

Walking Through Grief and Adversity

Letter To My Youngest Son, Alex

Letters to My Boys #005: To My Youngest Son, Alex – A Father’s Love Never Ends

A man handing a folded handwritten note to another person outdoors, representing the quiet passing on of influence

She Was Looking for the Wrong Mike Davis

The Gift of Forgiveness

The Gift of Repentance

A Christian man sits quietly in his small apartment after work reading his Bible, reflecting on surrendering his marriage to God.

Releasing What I Cannot Restore

Glowing charcoal fire on a beach at dawn, reflecting Peter’s denial and restoration by Jesus

Jesus Doesn’t Forgive You From a Distance

A man standing alone on a porch at dusk, watching a group of friends gathered around a fire pit in the distance

When Following Jesus Starts Changing Your Friends

Today, I wanted to sin.

Today, I Wanted to Sin.

A weathered wooden cross stands in a quiet forest as sunlight shines through the trees, symbolizing prayer, surrender, and God's grace.

The Ground Is Level At The Foot Of The Cross

Longing For Glory

Longing For Glory

A man looking back over his shoulder at footprints along a winding path in golden light, symbolizing prayers only recognized in hindsight

The Prayers God Answered That I Didn’t Notice Until Later

A man with spiky hair sits on the weathered wooden steps of a small backyard apartment, raising his hands in praise to God as golden evening sunlight shines through the trees.

Attitude of Gratitude: Finding Peace Through Thanksgiving

When Suffering Changes You: Lessons from 1 Peter 4

When Suffering Changes You

Steaming coffee mug beside an open Bible turned to Psalm 23, sunlit window with green plants, representing a quiet morning devotional

When God Changes What You Want

Letters to My Boys #004: To My Oldest Son Luke – A Father’s Love Never Gives Up

Letters to My Boys #004: To My Oldest Son Luke – A Father’s Love Never Gives Up

Feather touching still water at sunrise, ripples spreading outward

She Has No Idea God Used Her

When My Anger Got The Best Of Me

When My Anger Got The Best Of Me

The Poisoned Heart

The Poisoned Heart

spiritual discipline drifting boat morning light

You Don’t Drift Toward God

More Than Just Words: What Your Mouth Reveals About Your Heart

More Than Just Words: What Your Mouth Reveals About Your Heart

My Will Be A Dead Man

My Will Be a Dead Man

Celebrating 50 Years of Faithfulness: A Tribute to My Parents

Fifty Years of Faithfulness

Water poured into a stone jar, picturing the choice to wait on God or move in faith like the servants in John 2

How Do You Know If God Is Telling You to Wait or Move?

When Biblical Parenting Meets the Courtroom

When Biblical Parenting Meets the Courtroom

My marriage is dead.

My Marriage Is Dead…

A man silhouetted on a foggy road at night, holding a glowing lantern that lights only the path a few steps ahead

Stop Calling It Waiting on God: When Fear Delays Obedience

The Dignity of Work

Letters to My Boys #003: The Dignity of Work

Super Jake

Letters to My Boys #002: To My Son Jacob on Your Twelfth Birthday

Wedding ring beside a hospital ID bracelet on a table, with a man looking out at the sunrise, symbolizing survival and faith after a widow maker heart blockage

The Widow Maker

Open Bible and coffee mug at sunrise — a quiet space to quiet the noise, with a dark TV in the background

Quiet the Noise and Fill Your Heart with Jesus

Iron Sharpens Iron Scripture bracelet resting on an open Bible, highlighted at James 1:22, next to a wooden cross

The Bracelet That Reads My Mind Before I Do

Open Bible, American flag, and wooden cross on a table, representing freedom to worship

In God We Trust: 250 Years of Freedom

Letters To My Boys

Letters to My Boys #001: Why I’m Writing These Letters

Man walking alone on a path at sunrise, representing staying steady in faith

The Mockery Is Part of the Job

The Truth Will Set You Free

The Truth That Sets Us Free

Surprised by Grace (Part 3): Extending the Mercy We've Received

Surprised by Grace (Part Three): Extending the Mercy We’ve Received

An open Bible and black coffee mug sitting on a rustic wooden table overlooking a peaceful mountain valley at sunrise.

Saved, or Just Comfortable Around Church?

Surprised by Grace (Part 2): When God's Grace Offends Us

Surprised by Grace (Part Two): When God’s Grace Offends Us

Jonah being swallowed by a great fish.

Surprised by Grace (Part One): You Won’t Know the Grace of God Until You Stop Trying to Save Yourself

Middle-aged man praying over an open Bible at a kitchen table before sunrise

Before You React, Ask Who Started It

A father and young son walking hand in hand down a quiet country road near sunset, representing the memory of a father’s love and the grief of losing him too soon.

The Day I Lost My Father

Murl Davis, father of Mike Davis, remembered as a father, coach, best friend, and family legacy

The Man I Still Look Up To | A Tribute to My Father