The Year My Calling Changed Shape
A turquoise van, a job I thought I wanted, a very unsuccessful silent retreat, and the life I never planned.
“This spring, I sold my turquoise Chevy van to help pay for our wedding.”Read the essay on Substack ↗
Reflections from Reverend Chip
Essays about grace in actual life.
Writing about recovery, relationships, faith, Congregationalism, new beginnings, and the questions that remain after easy answers stop working.
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A calling that changed shape.
A story about a turquoise van, recovery, returning to church, love, and a life that did not unfold according to plan.
The editorial shape
Three recurring conversations.
The essays will move among these themes without forcing every piece into a tidy category.
Recovery, surrender, spiritual awakening, doubt, boundaries, and the love that meets us before we have language for it.
Marriage, covenant, curiosity, repair, familiarity, intentionality, and the courage to keep discovering one another.
Luke 10, Congregationalism, the NACCC, local community, and honest reports from an unfolding ministry in Northern Virginia.
No rush to sound finished
These essays will be published when they are ready.
The aim is not to fill a schedule with content. It is to offer writing that comes from lived experience, careful thought, and a willingness to keep revising.
One list, one conversation
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