by roylbaldwin | Oct 30, 2025 | Blog, HELD SERIES
“Look at the birds of the air… See how the lilies of the field grow.”— Matthew 6:26, 28 When Jesus spoke these words, He wasn’t dismissing anxiety.He was inviting dysregulated hearts back into rhythm with the Father. He didn’t say, “Stop worrying.”He said, “Look.”...
by roylbaldwin | Oct 8, 2025 | Blog, HELD SERIES
“My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, ‘Where is your God?'” — Psalm 42:3 The Broccoli Stone My wife and I used to sit in a circle with grieving children—kids who had lost parents, siblings, grandparents. Kids...
by roylbaldwin | Oct 2, 2025 | Blog, HELD SERIES
The Neurobiology and Theology of Vows A year ago, I told you about a vow I made in a grocery store parking lot—a vow that held me for fifteen years until God tore it down. I thought telling that story would be enough. But this past year, I keep coming back to the same...
by roylbaldwin | Jul 23, 2025 | HELD SERIES
A reflection on Psalm 23:5 There are days when the loudest war is the one inside my own head. The enemies don’t show up in armor.They come dressed as thoughts: “You’re not safe.”“You’re too much.”“You’re not enough.”“You’re alone in this.” Sometimes it’s...
by roylbaldwin | Jul 21, 2025 | HELD SERIES
The Valley Is in the Brain Too “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death…”David doesn’t say if. He says when. And he walks it honestly. And for years, I assumed that valley was something out there—the cancer diagnosis, the funeral, the lost job,...
by roylbaldwin | Jun 10, 2025 | Blog, HELD SERIES
“You were taught… to put off your old self… to be renewed in the spirit of your minds…”—Ephesians 4:22–23 If Part One helped name the thoughts shaped by trauma, shame, and survival…Then this is where the healing begins to hold. Not because you try harder to fix...
