Tyler shares why success can never satisfy the way beauty can. While success always asks us to keep climbing, beauty invites us to stop, notice, and be fully present. He reflects on how encountering God isn’t about striving for more, but awakening to His presence and learning to surrender to it.

Tyler Staton is the Lead Pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon, where he lives with his wife Kirsten, and their sons Hank, Simon, and Amos. He is passionate about living prayerfully and relationally. Tyler is the author of several books: After Amen, The Familiar Stranger, Praying Like Monks, Living like Fools, and Searching for Enough. His latest book - a collection of Poems called ‘After Amen’ is available now.