top of page
Search
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_725450475748597a796a4d~mv2_d_4582_3282_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/nsplsh_725450475748597a796a4d~mv2_d_4582_3282_s_4_2.webp)
![Jonah, Ruth and My Personal Journey](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_725450475748597a796a4d~mv2_d_4582_3282_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/nsplsh_725450475748597a796a4d~mv2_d_4582_3282_s_4_2.webp)
Brandon Billings
May 25, 20203 min read
Jonah, Ruth and My Personal Journey
It has been a while since I have felt compelled to write in length beyond my brief morning Facebook posts. Frankly, I have been too...
25 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_33547dc7ce384326b192cbb3a1aaa17d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_33547dc7ce384326b192cbb3a1aaa17d~mv2.webp)
![Between Two Thieves](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_33547dc7ce384326b192cbb3a1aaa17d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_33547dc7ce384326b192cbb3a1aaa17d~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
Jul 31, 20175 min read
Between Two Thieves
I cannot believe how long it has been since I have posted on my blog. As well, how the thought of “two thieves” continues to incubate in...
6 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_0997530bee514c748841af215b31b69e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_0997530bee514c748841af215b31b69e~mv2.webp)
![Shock and Awe](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_0997530bee514c748841af215b31b69e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_0997530bee514c748841af215b31b69e~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
May 30, 20173 min read
Shock and Awe
Matthews’ account of John the Baptist struck a chord with me this a.m. given the recent loss of an admired believer, though somewhat...
2 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_f9dc37ee532f42e58f30d01687a0453f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_f9dc37ee532f42e58f30d01687a0453f~mv2.webp)
![Astonishment](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_f9dc37ee532f42e58f30d01687a0453f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_f9dc37ee532f42e58f30d01687a0453f~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
Apr 23, 20173 min read
Astonishment
Most of my mornings begin with an earlier than expected awakening; this morning around 3:00. When I slip into my bedroom shoes, Coach...
3 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_c9c8b8092260476ebf8931af8f4a7758~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_c9c8b8092260476ebf8931af8f4a7758~mv2.webp)
![A Fourth Man](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_c9c8b8092260476ebf8931af8f4a7758~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_240,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_c9c8b8092260476ebf8931af8f4a7758~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
Apr 8, 20175 min read
A Fourth Man
These last couple of weeks has been quite involved at several levels, within my business, my community engagement and also my family. ...
3 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_9f8d62d667824d57b270bfdf136bd044~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_9f8d62d667824d57b270bfdf136bd044~mv2.webp)
![Getting to NO](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_9f8d62d667824d57b270bfdf136bd044~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_240,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_9f8d62d667824d57b270bfdf136bd044~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
Mar 27, 20172 min read
Getting to NO
I was unable to escape a pastor’s message on Sunday regarding the great “NO” faced by our Lord in Gethsemane, a place more and more...
0 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_0335830ae8e24f9485aad2bfd28c677d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_0335830ae8e24f9485aad2bfd28c677d~mv2.webp)
![Religion and Love](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_0335830ae8e24f9485aad2bfd28c677d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_0335830ae8e24f9485aad2bfd28c677d~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
Mar 22, 20172 min read
Religion and Love
I guess, with the political clamor in our nation and in fact around the globe, and the divisive religious conversations now occurring,...
2 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_42e2b067618c4607b1915a878e2d0738~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_42e2b067618c4607b1915a878e2d0738~mv2.webp)
![Not Even a Wayfaring Fool!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_42e2b067618c4607b1915a878e2d0738~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_240,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_42e2b067618c4607b1915a878e2d0738~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
Dec 17, 20164 min read
Not Even a Wayfaring Fool!
Here I sit, once more struggling with transparency, as with wonder, I reenter my annual read through of the Word! Now endowed with...
2 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_712820e3995142ebb56629cdb88e6290~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_712820e3995142ebb56629cdb88e6290~mv2.webp)
![New Life and True Intimacy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_712820e3995142ebb56629cdb88e6290~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_324,h_182,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_712820e3995142ebb56629cdb88e6290~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
Nov 28, 20163 min read
New Life and True Intimacy
As my wife and I were discussion just yesterday, everyone has a faith journey and a story needing to be told, but unfortunately few write...
4 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_073e9216cf6a4430814a83d2b5893015~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_073e9216cf6a4430814a83d2b5893015~mv2.webp)
![A Manger Moment](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_073e9216cf6a4430814a83d2b5893015~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_220,h_300,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_073e9216cf6a4430814a83d2b5893015~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
Nov 26, 20163 min read
A Manger Moment
Life experience is the tool of the Teacher; capturing what the Teacher says is the skill that daily begs of me and thus the joy of...
1 view0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_a33b3c0d49554e958b13f681f4e97817~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_a33b3c0d49554e958b13f681f4e97817~mv2.webp)
![Erosion](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_a33b3c0d49554e958b13f681f4e97817~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_300,h_374,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_a33b3c0d49554e958b13f681f4e97817~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
Oct 7, 20162 min read
Erosion
This morning, as I opened Richard Rohr’s newest book, The Divine Dance, I found myself in a moment of introspection. In just a few...
5 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_4274fe4e53684f87ba8ea5f01ab4e6fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_4274fe4e53684f87ba8ea5f01ab4e6fd~mv2.webp)
![“Both/And”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_4274fe4e53684f87ba8ea5f01ab4e6fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_261,h_195,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_4274fe4e53684f87ba8ea5f01ab4e6fd~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
Oct 1, 20163 min read
“Both/And”
I can remember the first time I heard the phrase “Both/And” in a religious setting. I was huddled among moderate Baptists with whom I...
4 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_89848ad3870a40ad9c18416a18052ba4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_89848ad3870a40ad9c18416a18052ba4~mv2.webp)
![The Sheep Pen](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_89848ad3870a40ad9c18416a18052ba4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_89848ad3870a40ad9c18416a18052ba4~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
Sep 13, 20162 min read
The Sheep Pen
Occasionally in my read through scriptures, a phrase will leap out at me and remain present throughout the rest of my reading, almost a...
5 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_4b6d132108d24cecb4157414543b574e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_4b6d132108d24cecb4157414543b574e~mv2.webp)
![Speaking in Tongues](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_4b6d132108d24cecb4157414543b574e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_4b6d132108d24cecb4157414543b574e~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
May 25, 20162 min read
Speaking in Tongues
This morning as things seem to be planing out somewhat, I picked up one of my wife’s devotionals from Max Lucado, “On Cavary’s Hill.” I...
7 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_bbe9867311e14c478f117b86e4a67421~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_bbe9867311e14c478f117b86e4a67421~mv2.webp)
![Ideologies](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_bbe9867311e14c478f117b86e4a67421~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_bbe9867311e14c478f117b86e4a67421~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
May 12, 20162 min read
Ideologies
My Facebook page serves as a sample of the global community in which I live. I have carefully maintained a broad spectrum of “friends”-...
2 views0 comments
Brandon Billings
May 5, 20164 min read
Consent vs. Control
Its been a while since I have felt compelled to post my thoughts. Perhaps it was the wonderful anticipation of a new granddaughter,...
2 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_c8139ab8234a444bb6356c1b54ef6e0e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_c8139ab8234a444bb6356c1b54ef6e0e~mv2.webp)
![Confessions](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_c8139ab8234a444bb6356c1b54ef6e0e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_403,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_c8139ab8234a444bb6356c1b54ef6e0e~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
Feb 29, 20163 min read
Confessions
“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish...
2 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_4c352dd07fc04b75afde1d9d33e2a160~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_4c352dd07fc04b75afde1d9d33e2a160~mv2.webp)
![Reincarnation](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_4c352dd07fc04b75afde1d9d33e2a160~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_4c352dd07fc04b75afde1d9d33e2a160~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
Feb 18, 20163 min read
Reincarnation
I am certain that the title of this post caught the attention of my evangelical Christian friends, though that was not my intention. The...
2 views0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_7d4199a871f64dadba5e965a3ffa99ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_7d4199a871f64dadba5e965a3ffa99ed~mv2.webp)
![Hero Worship and MLK,Jr. Day](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_7d4199a871f64dadba5e965a3ffa99ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_7d4199a871f64dadba5e965a3ffa99ed~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
Jan 18, 20166 min read
Hero Worship and MLK,Jr. Day
I still have a knot in my throat and a certain sorrow in my heart after a weekend with Martin Luther King, Jr. Actually it was a couple...
1 view0 comments
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_0b8fb87c9701465799d2e9dfee7c04af~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/fdd8fb_0b8fb87c9701465799d2e9dfee7c04af~mv2.webp)
![Leaving Well Enough Alone](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdd8fb_0b8fb87c9701465799d2e9dfee7c04af~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_403,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fdd8fb_0b8fb87c9701465799d2e9dfee7c04af~mv2.webp)
Brandon Billings
Jan 9, 20163 min read
Leaving Well Enough Alone
As I continue my lifelong journey of taking scripture by the throat, choking every ounce of truth from it, I run the risk of drawing ire...
2 views0 comments
bottom of page