Faith and Spiritual Formation
Wisdom, relationships, disappointment, and faith through seasons of change.
Author · Speaker · Higher Education Leader · Minister
Dr. Brian A. Dixon
Helping people pursue wisdom, deepen faith, embrace purpose, and lead through complexity.
“Wisdom is not simply knowing what is true. It is learning to pursue what matters most.”
A Life of Faith and Leadership
Wisdom for the places where life and leadership meet.
I write and speak for people seeking wisdom in the places where faith, leadership, purpose, and real life meet.
My work brings together executive leadership, theological reflection, and personal testimony to help people navigate transition, growth, difficult decisions, and calling with faith and compassion.
Higher EducationOracle Higher Education Industry Lead at Accenture
Executive LeadershipFormer Vice Provost at The University of Texas at Austin
MinistryMinister at St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church
WritingAuthor of In Pursuit of Wisdom
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In Pursuit of Wisdom
Ninety-One Christian Prayers Across the Realms of Chokmah
A devotional journey for people seeking God’s wisdom in seasons they cannot fully explain.
Each Scripture-centered prayer creates room to slow down, bring real life before God, and receive wisdom for the places where the heart feels weary, uncertain, or spiritually stretched.
“Wisdom is not merely acquired. It is pursued.”
The beginning of The In Pursuit Series. Future volumes will explore identity, purpose, and relationship.
Daily Prayer · Day 130
A Heart That Rejoices
“This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
Psalm 118:24 NIV
Prayer Focus
Choosing joy as an act of faith regardless of today’s circumstances.
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Lord of Every Day,
Today is Your gift.
Before I accomplish anything.
Before I solve a single problem.
Before I know what this day will bring.
It already belongs to You.
Hebrew Word Highlight
שָׂמַח
śāmaḥ
Continue reading Day 130
To rejoice. To be glad. To delight.
Study the Word
Bible studies for real life.
Scripture-centered teaching for relationships, spiritual growth, disappointment, identity, purpose, and healing.
Relationships · Formation
The People We Need
The relationships God uses to sustain, challenge, redirect, and restore us.
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Discernment · Boundaries
The People We Must Navigate
Wisdom, grace, and integrity for difficult relationships and unhealthy pressures.
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Faith · Loss · Restoration
Disappointment and the Divine
Meeting God honestly in disappointment and finding faithful ways forward.
Explore this seriesLeadership Insights
Thoughtful leadership for changing institutions.
Reflections grounded in higher education leadership and shaped for the practical decisions that transformation requires.
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Speaking and Teaching
A message shaped for your audience and your moment.
Thoughtful, practical messages grounded in leadership experience, theological reflection, and personal testimony.
Available for keynotes, conferences, workshops, churches, retreats, higher education events, podcasts, interviews, and author events.
Leadership and Higher Education
Transformation, student success, belonging, access, and purpose-driven leadership.
Personal Growth and Purpose
Purpose, resilience, renewal, and navigating life’s unexpected seasons.
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