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.

  • March 25

    “What other nation has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is to us, whenever we call upon him?” — Deuteronomy 4:7 SOUNDINGMoses speaks these words as Israel stands on the edge of the Promised Land after forty years in the wilderness. He is reminding a new generation what makes them…

  • March 24

    “You have stayed long enough at this mountain.” — Deuteronomy 1:6 SOUNDINGIsrael has already experienced some of the most defining moments in their history at Mount Horeb, also known as Sinai. This is where God met them in fire and thunder. This is where the covenant was given. This is where the Ten Commandments were…

  • March 23

    “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him.” — Numbers 27:18 SOUNDINGMoses has carried the weight of leadership for decades. He has led Israel out of Egypt, through the wilderness, through rebellion, fear, miracles, and long seasons of formation. But his leadership is nearing…