Is there a better way of doing it? These are the questions I'm asking across faith, business, and life.
Have you ever felt like something essential is missing from your walk with Christ? I have. For years, I believed in God. I prayed. I showed up on Sundays. But there was a gap between what I read about in Scripture and what I actually experienced.
How a Baptism Prayer Became My Daily Posture
At Summit Church, when someone steps into the baptismal waters, they are asked two questions. Those questions were never meant to be answered just once.
What Pulling Weeds Taught Me About the Human Heart
It was early spring in North Carolina, and I was on my knees in the front yard pulling weeds. Nothing spiritual about the moment — at least, that's what I thought. And then God showed up.
What We're Actually Trying to Build
A friend called me the other day and asked how I handle it when someone close to me says something hard. I told him the truth — I'm bad at it — and then I told him the one thing I've learned: the Holy Spirit is a much better AI than anything we've built. We've had it the whole time.
Ephesians 5, the Morning I Wake Up, and What Actually Changes Something
Ephesians 5 says love your wife as Christ loved the church. That's a terrifying standard. I've been a Christian my whole adult life and I still don't know how to do it. Here's the prayer I say in the morning when I don't know how to do it — and what started to change when I stopped praying it politely.
How a Farm Kid's Question Runs a $70M Company
My grandfather farmed in Central Illinois his whole life. He asked one question every day that now drives how I run a construction company, build AI platforms, and make every decision.
What Happens When a Non-Technical CEO Gets His Hands on Claude
130+ routes. 22 tools. 4 courses. Two live SaaS products. Shipped in 48 hours. Here's exactly how — and why the old rules about building software are dead.
And What the Holy Spirit Did About It
Easter Sunday should have been glorious. Instead, I snapped at Jen with that cold, sharp tone that cuts deeper than shouting. No love, no patience, no kindness. Then the conviction came.
How ITABWODI Applies to Parenting
Each kid is different. Tate is finding his way. Finley is making college decisions. Parlyn hates attention but God could use her. The question stays the same: is there a better way?
16 Blind Spots That Kept Me Stuck
I'm a bad dad. I'll never be successful. Others see me wrongly. I need more. For years I carried these lies like luggage I forgot I was holding. Here's what it took to set them down.