Michael McClanahan — writing about faith, technology,
and building The Forge for the Church.
"Some Sundays I hid and didn't go. But he kept showing up." A reflection on the faithful love of a West Park Baptist deacon that changed the trajectory of my life — and why I'm building for the Church now.
So today I receive 51 as a gift. Not a milestone to manage. Not a number to dread. A gift.
Faithfulness that hasn't been rewarded yet — and the quiet question: You're building for me. But are you walking with me?
Referencing Scripture is not the same as submitting to it. One is a costume. The other is a constraint. I built the constraint.
You just never know when the Lord is going to speak.
On April 25, 2026, something shifted. God put a vision on my heart that I haven't been able to shake — technology genuinely grounded in Scripture, not just referencing it.
I didn't deserve to be found. The trajectory of my life should have gone a different direction. But while I was still hiding on Sunday mornings, love kept showing up anyway.
More of the story is being written.