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Hi, I’m Brian.

If you’re like most people I talk to, your mind feels crowded. You’re tired, overextended, and longing for peace — not as a theory, but as a way of life.

I know that ache. For years I lived as an ambitious pastor, pushing too hard until anxiety, exhaustion, and depression caught up with me. But everything changed when my wife and I moved to the edge of a forest — a slower, quieter pace of life where I began to hear God again.

Now I write to help people trade inner chaos for lasting peace — by learning to think and live in the way of Jesus.

Each week, I’ll send reflections from the forest’s edge — stories, insights, and practices to help you slow down, pay attention, and rediscover peace in your mind, body, and spirit. To receive ...more

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	Hell Is Real [But I Hate to Admit It] 3.92 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Second Guessing God: Hanging on When You Can't See His Plan 4.15 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Getting Rid of the Gorilla: Confessions on the Struggle to Forgive 4.36 avg rating — 61 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding Favor: God's Blessings Beyond Health, Wealth, and Happiness 4.10 avg rating — 29 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Second Guessing God Group Member Discussion Guide: Hanging on When You Can t See His Plan 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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