There comes a moment in every leader’s journey when the silence feels heavy, when the world circles close with sharpened tongues and falsehoods roar like lions. When you stand alone, misunderstood, and your only defense is faith. It is in that place, the den, not the palace, that true trust in God is proven. “So … Read moreFaith Among Lions
I have been buried. I have been wounded. I have been beaten, bloodied, and scarred, but I have never been broken. Not yet. Not ever. All day, I move with the bearing of a commander: fierce, unyielding, untouchable. If you are not in my ranks, then you are rubble beneath my march. You speak of … Read moreUnbroken
When man first looked to the heavens, it was not merely for direction but for dominion. The stars, cold and ancient in their luminescence, have inspired poets, guided sailors, and stirred philosophers. Yet in every age, there arises a subtle seduction, a yearning to give those stars voice, agency, and power over our souls. This … Read moreThe Stars Are Not Our Shepherds
The Tongue’s Harvest: A Theological Meditation on Proverbs 18:21 “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” – Proverbs 18:21 (ESV) It is a sobering truth that the tongue, though small, bears within it the weight of eternity. C.S. Lewis once wrote that there are … Read moreMeditation on Proverbs 18:21
The Quiet Power of Enemies “And a dangerous game, I think, to make enemies left, right, and center. Not if one is comfortable with having enemies. Are you?” The Nature of Power Power, like a blade, cuts both ways. It carves empires from chaos, but its gleam draws the eyes of those who covet its … Read moreThe Quiet Power of Enemies
To Strive, To Seek, To Find: A Meditation “We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” – … Read moreTo Strive, To Seek, To Find: A Meditation
When the Whirlwind Speaks: A Meditation on Job 38:2-3 Job 38:2-3 “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge? Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.” The Voice from the Whirlwind In the Book of Job, amidst ash heaps and shattered certainties, the whirlwind begins … Read moreWhen the Whirlwind Speaks: A Meditation on Job 38:2-3
By Courtney Jordan | Courthology.com Do you ever wake up — not just rise, not simply stir — but wake… into the weight of your own existence? Not just alive. Not merely breathing. But aware. Present in a room, in a city, on a street you did not choose. Present in a body stitched by … Read moreThe Ache of Being
June 2025 — Durham, North Carolina There is a photograph—a collage, rather—that I return to often. Not for vanity’s sake, but for calibration. It is a composition of epochs, of collisions. A handshake with a president. A letter from a statesman. A quiet moment beside a warrior-scholar. And within each frame: not mere recognition, but … Read moreIn the Rooms Where Possibility Waits
In the fall of 2008, I was a campus leader at North Carolina Central University — ambitious, outspoken, and unapologetically conservative. While most students around me were galvanized by Barack Obama’s historic candidacy, I found myself fervently campaigning for the McCain-Palin ticket. I was young, principled, and resolute in my beliefs. What I didn’t yet … Read moreFrom Conviction to Collaboration: A Journey Remembered