Prayer & Faith
Faith Is the
Bedrock.
Everything else — work, family, ambition — sits on top of this. I am a follower of Christ, and that shapes how I think about money, technology, community, and purpose.
My life vision: “By God’s grace, to step forward as God’s man, in my spheres of influence, to serve His purposes, for His glory.”
What I Believe
I am a Christian — not in a cultural, nominal sense, but as someone who actually believes the resurrection happened and that it changes everything. I attend a local church, read my Bible most mornings, and believe that faith and reason are friends, not enemies.
Spiritual formation is the engine that drives every other sphere of my life. The principle is simple: who God is to me, He will be through me. Not trying but training — done in a posture of dependence on God.
God Guides
Prayers, litanies, and reflections from listening prayer sessions — moments where the Father speaks into specific situations.
Pursuit of Truth
Truth is found in two books — the Book of Nature and the Book of Scripture. Both reveal the same Author.
Pursuit of Truth
A map of notes exploring truth through science, theology, and spiritual disciplines.
Daily Practices
Scripture Meditation
I read Scripture slowly — often the same passage for several days in sequential book study. The goal is not to cover ground but to let the text do its work. I journal through passages: what strikes me, what I resist, what I sense God saying. Writing slows me down enough to actually notice things.
Prayer & Listening
Prayer is “exposing by faith every situation to the all-sufficiency of God.” Over time my prayers have shifted from asking God to fulfill a checklist toward listening for the things important to Him. I practice what I call “God Guides” — listening prayer sessions where the Father speaks into specific situations.
Silence & Solitude
The most important discipline according to the master teachers I follow. Our modern pace of life with all its distractions robs us of the ability to be present. Silence creates the margin where God’s voice becomes distinguishable from the noise.
Practicing His Presence
Inspired by Frank Laubach’s “Game with Minutes” — redirecting attention to God throughout the day. Not manufacturing a feeling, but noticing where my attention already is and gently turning it back. Two seconds. Done. Back to work. Daily manna that cannot be hoarded, only gathered fresh.
Rhythms & Formation
Weekly
- Corporate worship
- Small group fellowship
- Sabbath rest
Seasonal
- Extended solitude retreats
- Fasting seasons
- Focused study periods
Lifelong
- Rule of Life
- Spiritual mentorship
- Community accountability
Words That Shape Me
“Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.”
— Augustine, Confessions
“Grace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.”
— Dallas Willard, The Great Omission
“Do everything for God, uniting yourself to Him by a mere upward glance or by the overflowing of your heart towards Him. Never be in a hurry. Do everything quietly and calmly.”
— Francis de Sales
“The word ‘pray’ does not mean to beg or to plead as if God were unwilling to give — but simply to expose by faith every situation as it arises, to the all-sufficiency of the One who indwells you by His life.”
— Major Ian Thomas, Magnificent Prayer
The daily bread prayer is a relationship prayer disguised as a provision prayer. We do not ask because we lack — we ask because asking is how we stay connected to the Source. The rhythms matter more than the breakthroughs. Showing up on ordinary mornings when nothing feels profound is what forms a person over time.