Welcome to Faith in the Fragments — a personal blog where belief is honest, embodied, and unfinished. I write from the in-between: pastor and tech instructor, father and son, artist and chronic illness survivor, follower of Jesus and question-asker. This space is for reflections that don’t always wrap up neatly — about faith, work, pain, creativity, and presence. If you’re holding onto faith in pieces, you’re not alone. There’s grace here. Let’s walk it out together.
The Reoriented Life: Why Jesus Still Gets My Focus
I grew up in a church culture that taught me to give God my best—my time, my attention, my focus. And to be honest, some of that wasn’t healthy. A lot of it was rooted in obligation more than obedience, in fear more than freedom. But even in the midst of that, something true was being planted.
I was being oriented—formed to live toward God.
That early formation shaped how I saw the world. It led me to Bible college, to ministry, to years of preaching and pastoring. My whole life has been a kind of dedication to what I sensed God was inviting me into. But I’ve come to realize something: orientation doesn’t stay fixed on its own.
Life has a way of pulling your focus.
When The Call of God Isn’t Linear
We love a good story arc, don’t we?
The kind where everything lines up.
Where the calling of God unfolds with cinematic clarity.
Where there's a clear beginning, a middle full of growth, and a triumphant end where purpose and peace meet.
But for most of us, the call of God doesn’t follow that script.
Not because we’ve failed.
Not because God is withholding.
But because God isn’t in the business of shortcuts — He’s in the business of shaping souls.
I’m a Pastor, Tech Instructor, Writer–and it’s not a side-hustle
People often ask, “What is your real job?”
I usually smile before answering.
Because I get it.
We live in a world that loves clean categories.
You’re either this or that. Not both. Not all. Not in-between.
But here’s the truth:
I’m a pastor.
I’m a tech instructor.
I’m a writer.
And none of them are side hustles.
They’re callings—distinct, but connected. And together, they form one integrated life.
What It Means to Be Bi-Vocational — and Why I’m Not Choosing
There was a time when I struggled with being bi-vocational. Like it meant I hadn’t fully “made it” in ministry. Or like my ‘marketplace’ work was just a temporary detour until I got back to the “real” calling.
But here’s the truth: I’m not stuck between two callings. I’m standing in both — fully. And in this season, I’m not choosing.
I’m bi-vocational, and not by accident. Not because I couldn’t make one role “work,” but because I’ve been formed in both spaces. Because both the church and the workplace are places where I encounter God, stretch my gifts, and serve people I care about. And because, if I’m honest, the tension has been just as shaping as the clarity.