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Brent Davis

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Writer. Father. Follower of Jesus. Sharing honest reflections on faith, Scripture, leadership, and the human journey. More reflections at: BrentDavis.ca

I’m a Christian leader and follower of Jesus who believes God is closest to us in the real world — in joy, in sorrow, in questions, and in the quiet places where faith is tested and renewed. After walking through my own season of loss and rebuilding, writing became a way for me to offer God my honest heart and make sense of the work He was doing in me. What began as weekly emailed reflections to a small group has grown into a space for anyone who is longing for a faith that is honest, sturdy, and rooted in Scripture. Here you’ll find reflections on faith, leadership, grief, hope, and the everyday places God shows up with mercy and grace. If these reflections encourage your soul or give language to your journey, I’m grateful.

09/08/2026

Remember the freedom that came with getting your licence and taking the keys for the first time out on your own? Imagine if you did all the work to get your licence and then never took that first solo drive for fear you might put the car in a ditch!

Do we do the same thing with our faith?

When I first got my driver’s licence (after several attempts), I was thrilled at my new sense of freedom. The world had opened up to me in a new way. I could go where I wanted, when I wanted, and as I began travelling farther afield, I came to love road trips. My skills were tested in poor weather...

08/27/2026

What can a classic movie teach us about how we interact with one another in Christ? We need to be careful the weapons we fire at one another don't come back to destroy us.

I am routinely reminded that much of my movie collection is older than some of my staff members. I have tried not to take this personally. One of my all-time favourite movies is The Hunt for Red October . Near the end, a torpedo is fired at the submarine Red October. The captain of the attacking

07/29/2026

We live in a world with comforts that would have been unimaginable to humanity 100 years ago and yet we still spend so much of our lives trying to avoid suffering. What if, in our pursuit to eliminate all discomfort from our lives, we are also eliminating the gift of gratitude?

I spent a day recently at a luxurious spa, and in the quiet moments my mind was, somewhat ironically, turning over the biblical story of Job. It is generally regarded as one of the oldest stories ever written, and it deals with perhaps the most universal of all human experiences: Suffering. Job’s

07/21/2026

Who am I to say how God does or doesn't speak to His people?

The problem most of us face isn't necessarily in the hearing, but in the understanding. That's why we need each other, and the community of saints - to guard us against our incredible ability to interpret the voice of God incorrectly!

Years ago, while I was a young Baptist dating my hyper-charismatic wife, I found myself wrestling with a question that pitted my theology against my attraction to this woman. She would often say, “God told me…” or describe the Holy Spirit revealing visions and dreams to her. Having come from a...

06/08/2026

Last summer I had the privilege of baptizing one of my boys....even though I knew the words, and I knew the practice, I had never really contemplated the origin of this Christian practice. Where did John the Baptist get the idea? It's amazing to consider how this practice is rooted in creation itself - God calling forth life from the water!

Last summer I had the privilege of baptizing my son in the cold water of the Bow River in Calgary. After spending what seemed like an eternity finding the right location—accessible, somewhat private, and not in whitewater over rocks—we entered the river together and he proclaimed his faith in Ch...

06/01/2026

The commitment is exclusive.

The blessing is expansive.

A husband and wife choose one another to the exclusion of all others, yet the fruit of that commitment blesses children, neighbours, friends, and future generations.

Marriage is a living parable of God's supernatural commitment to His children.

One of the stranger realities of Scripture is that God often chooses to bless the many through His commitment to the few. That seems backward. If God's desire is to bless the whole world, why does He so often begin by choosing just one? The modern world tends to view exclusivity with suspicion. W

05/24/2026

It's been almost two months since I have written anything - life has been busy! Pentecost Sunday seemed like the right time to get back to thinking and writing.

Today is Pentecost Sunday, and I found myself thinking about language. Not syntax or vocabulary (which never stuck despite repeated childhood French classes), rather what language represents. Community. Identity. Belonging. Even authority. In Genesis 11, humanity gathers together on the plains of

04/01/2026

I’ve often been guilty of getting trapped in things that look good - things that meet a basic human need - but are in fact vices, traps that lead to death. How are we to discern between all the things that look good, versus the things that actually bring life to us?

What is the difference between what looks good, and what is good for me? There’s an old comedy bit where the comedian is poking fun at how the media consistently portrays husbands as clumsy neanderthals. The husband is in the background eating a bowl of cereal, exclaiming, “This tastes good… i

02/23/2026

Where do you go when you fail? Avoidance? Performance? or Authenticity? Jesus calls us into the light when we mess up because only when we are fully seen can we be fully loved. When we give in to shame, we isolate ourselves from relationship.

The tree in the garden was good. God created it and called it good. But it was not given for eating — it was given for testing. When Adam and Eve ate its fruit, shame entered the human story. Immediately they recognized they were naked — exposed, vulnerable. They covered their bodies and hid the...

02/19/2026

In the wake of the tragic and senseless school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, these unsettling words have begun to shape my perspective. How do I respond to tragedy and evil without sacrificing my identity, hope, and joy?

How do we approach the suffering of others? What do we make of senseless tragedy? How does joy intersect with crisis?

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