I used to teach what I now caution others to discern.
For years, I taught meditation, mindfulness, energy work and the Enneagram and other tools I believed could help people find healing, peace and a deeper understanding of themselves.
But the more I studied, the more certifications I gathered, and the deeper I went into the world of spirituality, the more I realized that the peace I was seeking was always temporary.
I was constantly searching for something deeper—deeper truth, deeper healing, deeper understanding. At first, I was proud to call myself a “seeker.” I thought the continued search was evidence that I was growing.
But eventually, I realized something: the search was never going to end.
I was exhausted from searching for answers that kept leading me in circles.
And then, through this process, I finally found the peace I had spent decades searching for—and discovered it was found in Jesus.
I couldn't unsee what I discovered.
As I began seriously examining these new age practices through Scripture and following Jesus more deeply, I started to see things I had previously overlooked. What I once viewed as harmless tools for personal growth began raising profound questions about spirituality, identity, healing and where we ultimately place our trust.
One of the central ideas I explored and am now teaching is the biblical invitation to be more discerning about what we choose and whom—and what—we ultimately serve.
We cannot simultaneously look to Christ for our identity and peace while placing our trust in spiritual practices that point us somewhere else.
Through this process, I finally found the peace I had spent decades chasing — only to discover it had been waiting for me all along.
Today, I share what I’ve learned from the other side of that journey.
My message is simple: stop chasing peace in places that cannot ultimately provide it.
Through speaking and writing, I explore New Age spirituality, spiritual discernment and the promises of healing and transformation that are increasingly woven into mainstream culture—and especially into what young people encounter every day on social media.
My hope is to help people discern what they are being invited to believe, ask better questions, and discover the peace that is available to them through following the teachings of the bible.
