Drift less live more

“Drrifting is easy. The current decides for you. Living more means waking up to your life and choosing where you actually want to go.”

—RD

DEPTHLINE

Some of my clearest moments happen out on a surfboard. There’s nothing else like it, sitting in the lineup, reading the ocean, waiting for the right wave. You’re surrounded by people, but you’re also completely alone with your thoughts. You can process, breathe, reset, and still chase something unpredictable.

Every wave has its own story. Sometimes, you paddle so hard for the wave only to watch it roll right past. Other times, you catch it effortlessly. Some days, the paddle-out is exhausting as wave after wave pounds you. On other days, you glide smoothly as if the ocean opened a lane just for you. Surfing reveals what’s inside you. It teaches resilience, timing, trust, courage, and patience…spiritual skills long before we call them spiritual.

That’s why I’m writing Depthline.

A “depthline” is where deep water meets the shallows and creates waves worth riding. Spiritually, that’s also where growth happens; the deep undercurrents of God’s presence intersect with the everyday grind of life.

Depthline is a one-year journey from Genesis to Revelation and into spiritual disciplines: daily habits that build spiritual readiness and keep you grounded when life hits unexpectedly hard. Each day is short enough to read in about five minutes, yet powerful enough to reset your day. 

I hope you enjoy this and that you experience the deep undercurrents of His presence.

  • April 15

    “Every man stood in his place around the camp.” — Judges 7:21 SOUNDINGGideon’s army had already been reduced to three hundred men, a number that made victory by normal standards impossible. Yet God had given them a very specific plan. Each man carried a trumpet, a torch hidden inside a clay jar, and no visible…

  • April 14

    “The LORD said to Gideon, ‘You have too many men.’” — Judges 7:2 SOUNDINGWhen Gideon finally gathers an army to confront the Midianites, the numbers seem promising. Thirty-two thousand men respond to the call. Yet God looks at the army and says something unexpected: “You have too many men.” If Israel wins with an army…

  • April 13

    “Go in the strength you have and save Israel… Am I not sending you?” — Judges 6:14 SOUNDINGWhen God calls Gideon to deliver Israel from Midian, Gideon immediately pushes back. He points out his limitations. His clan is the weakest in the tribe of Manasseh. He considers himself the least in his family. In Gideon’s…