For the past several years, I have written a weekly blog called The Bowman Voice. Week after week, I have shared thoughts from my heart about life, faith, suffering, ministry, questions, struggles, lessons, and sometimes even the humorous moments that remind us not to take ourselves too seriously. Writing these articles has become deeply meaningful to me because they have never been mere words on a page. They have been conversations. Honest reflections. Pieces of life shared from my heart to yours.
The blog was never supposed to be about my voice. Yes, I have been the one writing the articles, but the subjects themselves have always reached far beyond me. The matters I write about are the same things countless people wrestle with every single day. Heartbreak. Disappointment. Fear. Loneliness. Questions about God. Questions about suffering. Seasons where faith feels strong, and seasons where faith feels exhausted. Moments when life makes sense, and moments when it absolutely does not.
We live in a world where almost everything is filtered. People filter their photos, their emotions, their struggles, and often even their faith and relationships with one another. We are often tempted to present only the polished parts of ourselves while secretly hiding the parts that ache. Yet when I read the Holy Bible, I do not find men and women who hid their struggles from God. I find David pouring out grief and confusion in the Psalms. I find Job wrestling with pain he could not understand. I find Elijah overwhelmed and exhausted. I find Thomas doubting. I find Peter collapsing in failure on the brink of suicide. The Bible is incredibly honest about the human condition, and I think that honesty is one reason God’s Word continues to speak so deeply to our hearts.
That is why I have decided to change the name of this blog to Unfiltered Faith.
The older I get in life, the more I realize that faith in Christ Jesus is not about pretending life is easy. Faith is not denying pain. Faith is not smiling through heartbreak while silently falling apart inside. Real faith walks honestly through the realities of life. It brings our fears, wounds, disappointments, and questions before God, rather than hiding them behind spiritual-sounding words when we talk with one another.
So I also hope this new name reminds people that faith belongs in every area of life, not just the clean and organized parts. Faith belongs in hospital rooms, funerals, broken relationships, sleepless nights, unanswered prayers, and seasons of confusion. Faith belongs in ordinary moments too: around dinner tables, during long drives, while sitting quietly with God, or even while laughing at the unexpected absurdities of life. Some articles may be serious. Some may be deeply reflective. Some may challenge us. And every once in a while, there may still be humor, because sometimes laughter is part of how God carries us through difficult days.
At the end of the day, I do not want this blog to feel distant or overly polished and edited. I want it to feel human. Honest. Personal. I want people who read these articles to feel understood, encouraged, challenged, and reminded that God is still present in the middle of real life, not just ideal life.
So this is the beginning of a new chapter. Not perfect faith. Not performance faith. Not filtered faith.
Just Unfiltered Faith.
RETURN TO ALL BLOGS
The blog was never supposed to be about my voice. Yes, I have been the one writing the articles, but the subjects themselves have always reached far beyond me. The matters I write about are the same things countless people wrestle with every single day. Heartbreak. Disappointment. Fear. Loneliness. Questions about God. Questions about suffering. Seasons where faith feels strong, and seasons where faith feels exhausted. Moments when life makes sense, and moments when it absolutely does not.
We live in a world where almost everything is filtered. People filter their photos, their emotions, their struggles, and often even their faith and relationships with one another. We are often tempted to present only the polished parts of ourselves while secretly hiding the parts that ache. Yet when I read the Holy Bible, I do not find men and women who hid their struggles from God. I find David pouring out grief and confusion in the Psalms. I find Job wrestling with pain he could not understand. I find Elijah overwhelmed and exhausted. I find Thomas doubting. I find Peter collapsing in failure on the brink of suicide. The Bible is incredibly honest about the human condition, and I think that honesty is one reason God’s Word continues to speak so deeply to our hearts.
That is why I have decided to change the name of this blog to Unfiltered Faith.
The older I get in life, the more I realize that faith in Christ Jesus is not about pretending life is easy. Faith is not denying pain. Faith is not smiling through heartbreak while silently falling apart inside. Real faith walks honestly through the realities of life. It brings our fears, wounds, disappointments, and questions before God, rather than hiding them behind spiritual-sounding words when we talk with one another.
So I also hope this new name reminds people that faith belongs in every area of life, not just the clean and organized parts. Faith belongs in hospital rooms, funerals, broken relationships, sleepless nights, unanswered prayers, and seasons of confusion. Faith belongs in ordinary moments too: around dinner tables, during long drives, while sitting quietly with God, or even while laughing at the unexpected absurdities of life. Some articles may be serious. Some may be deeply reflective. Some may challenge us. And every once in a while, there may still be humor, because sometimes laughter is part of how God carries us through difficult days.
At the end of the day, I do not want this blog to feel distant or overly polished and edited. I want it to feel human. Honest. Personal. I want people who read these articles to feel understood, encouraged, challenged, and reminded that God is still present in the middle of real life, not just ideal life.
So this is the beginning of a new chapter. Not perfect faith. Not performance faith. Not filtered faith.
Just Unfiltered Faith.
RETURN TO ALL BLOGS
