Friends - I’m so excited to finally release my 3rd minibook:
"Marked By The Secret Place: a guide to living in the presence of God & giving your presence to people”
(Scroll to the bottom of this email to get the link. It’ll open up your phone browser and you can begin looking through it!)
A Year of Publishing
At the beginning of this year, I sensed a not-so-subtle wink from God to get over my concern of what people could think or say about me
and to start consistently publishing a lot of what I’ve been writing the last several years.
I didn’t really know what that looked like. And over the course of the first few weeks, it was pretty clunky.
Being real with you—it still feels so clunky.
Random blurbs on Instagram.
Weekly newsletters with bad formatting.
Short ebooks shared via google drive pdf’s.
Nonetheless, I’m committed to what I have been told to do. And I’m slowly figuring it out here.
I Want to Be Marked
This new “minibook” is the third installment in what feels like foundational work I’ll be doing for the rest of my life.
This is definitely a story for another time—but early in 2020, I clearly heard the Lord rename me and commission me with a purpose to live and lead from His presence and to show that lifestyle to others everyday forever.
I could stay in nonprofit leadership. I could create, build, and sell businesses.
I could run away with Lacey (after our kids are gone) to a coastal surf shack and write for the rest of my days (I kinda plan to do this anyway).
No matter what I do now or next, I’ll be doing it in the presence of God and giving my presence to people.
I want to be marked by the presence of God.
This New Book Is
Short. The average reader can finish it in less than 40 minutes.
Simple. There’s an Introduction and 3 short Parts—with some devos at the end!
Readable. I have a Tennessee education, so I’m not using big words or terms you won’t understand. I also strive to write how I’d talk. I hope you feel like we’re having a conversation.
Applicable. The keyword in the subtitle is “guide.” I want this to be something that reframes how you approach daily life and how you think about communing to God. There are several “Presence Practices” as well as “how to work and lead with presence” sections.
Valuable. Besides the life transformation it could offer, there are a few 5-day devotionals at the end! As well as 30 prayer prompts you can print, cutout, and use for an entire month to “enter into the Secret Place”.
So, without further ado…
By the way…
Will you forward this newsletter on to 1-3 people who you think would be blessed / encouraged to read this stuff?
I’m already working on what I think is a VERY COOL project. I believe it could be more than my next writing sidequest—but truly a ‘movement’ of some kind. I’ll share more on my Instagram in the coming week(s).
Taylor Jervis
Tyler, Texas
April 26, 2025