HELLO!

I’m Brandon. I’m an author, singer/songwriter, worship leader and pastor based in Denver, Colorado. Raised in the dusty backwoods of Oklahoma, I relocated to the Chicagoland area as a worship leader at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, IL where I invested thirteen years. During that time I also toured with my band all over the world at various conferences, churches, and events. In addition I released several albums, the most well-received of which debuted at #2 on iTunes' gospel charts. In 2020, I joined some friends and planted a new church in South Denver. That church became "Revolution Church" which now has five campuses across three countries. I serve Revolution Church as the Lone Tree Campus Pastor and Elder Over Worship.

My life has been marked by profound loss. As a young man, I lost my father in a tragic accident. I endured multiple miscarriages, watched my mom lose her battle with cancer in her late fifties, and, most recently, said goodbye to my wife of twenty-two years after she passed from a brain tumor in January 2024.

For the most part, I’ve grieved privately. But I began writing it all down. Those closest to me understand how these events have shaped my mental and emotional health—and how fragile my inner world became at times. One of the most visible signs of that pain was losing all my hair to stress-induced alopecia. On the outside, I may have appeared to be smiling, but a persistent agony lived inside me for years, eventually manifesting in my body and daily life. I did my best to capture every part of it. I refused to let the pain go to waste.

Yet even in the midst of suffering, I can’t deny the peace, joy, and hope that Jesus brought me through this crucible. I learned to identify with Christ in His sufferings and to worship God from the depths of the darkest pit.

I also began to cultivate what one of my mentors called a “Holy Discontent.”

That discontent centers on this idea: the common saying “there is no wrong way to grieve.”

A verse from the first chapter of Job became the catalyst for my new book, “When Tomorrow Stopped: A Memoir and Handbook on Grief.”

This is the verse.

“Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God.” (Job 1:22)

Popular wisdom often claims, “There’s no wrong way to grieve.” Someone may have said it to you, or you may have offered it to someone else. But that phrase has never sat right with me—because it’s not what we see in Job. He was upheld as an example precisely because he did not dishonor God in his grief.

There is a wrong way to grieve. When mishandled, grief can become our identity, an idol, or an excuse to dishonor God. When handled well, grief fully feels the pain, sheds the tears, and carries the heartache—while still honoring God, remembering eternity, and strengthening the heart.

I wrote this book as an effort to bless God through the pain and to testify that Jesus is worthy of honor even when life feels brutal and unfair.

Suffering is never an excuse to curse God, diminish His Word, weaken His promises, or lower our expectations of Him. Instead, suffering is an invitation to embrace the same cross Jesus bore for us.

The book is slated for release in mid- to late 2026. It’s currently around 70,000 words and roughly 300 pages. If you live in the Denver area, be on the lookout for a release event in the upcoming months.