Tyler's Blog

The Latest from the Notebook — in the Order I Wrote Them

All What’s on My Mind What I’m Reading What I’m Listening To What I’m Making What I’m Learning A Practice I’m Keeping Something I’m Noticing

October 22, 2026

The Pride We Don’t See

Pride often hides beneath our need for recognition, control, comparison, and being right, while humility frees us to find our worth in something far deeper.

October 18, 2026

Even This, Lord

True surrender means trusting Jesus not only with the easy parts of our lives, but also with the people, plans, hopes, and dreams we hold most tightly. Abraham’s story reminds us that surrender becomes real when obedience is costly.

October 8, 2026

When Good Priorities Become Blind Spots

What we put first in our faith shapes how we engage the world—and can leave us too sheltered, too comfortable, or too focused on behavior to notice the heart.

October 3, 2026

The Church Can’t Go Analog in a Digital World

A reflection on why Christians need healthy boundaries with technology without retreating from the digital world we’re called to reach.

September 28, 2026

Leave It Behind

What if the thing holding us back isn’t something bad…just something we’ve gotten comfortable with? God calls Abram forward, but first he has to be willing to leave.

July 28, 2026

Audio Note: Stepping Back From the Feed

I spent the last eight months away from social media. Coming back, I noticed how much lighter that stretch had left me — calmer, more rested, more attentive to people and the Holy Spirit.

July 4, 2026

What "Take a Break" Keeps Trying to Tell Me

Beneath its revolution and rhymes, Hamilton offers an honest portrait of a restless mind swinging between manic drive and quiet despair.

June 26, 2026

A Catholic Group Taught Me Something About the Spirit

A Catholic worship song caught me off guard — not with its style, but with how boldly it named the Spirit and asked him to come. Turns out the hunger I have crosses more lines than I realized.

June 17, 2026

The Ninety Percent You Can't See

A spring reading of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, tested against a week in New York with leaders who've learned to pay attention to what's underneath.