CHAD GRAMLING
Writer, Historian & Life Refiner
Refining Life, on Purpose
Writer
My writing is primarily Christ focused, though I’ve also written on a variety of topics, publishing books on baseball history, community, food and financial stewardship, and more.
Refining Life
In 2014, 1Glories was founded as a publishing hub of content for glorifying God as I pursued greater discipleship in Christ. This evolved into the concept of Refining Life, on Purpose.
Notable Work Done Elsewhere
In addition to collaborating with the many other creators I’m lucky enough to know and interact with, I am sometimes invited to be a contributor on their platforms. Here are a few such examples I encourage you to check out!
What Author Chad Gramling Learned From his Dad
A piece I did for Manly Training Ministries
How your food mindset can improve your wellbeing
A piece I did for my pal, Tony at – You Can Have Hope
Finding Truth In a Real World Full of Fake News
Here’s an article I contribued for the Christian Post Voices
Ugly Seeds and a Simple Pathway Out of Darkness
This is another piece I did via Manly Training Ministries, which was also syndicated on Patheos.
Inspired by Others
In this piece at Marissa Writes, we uncover 10 books that inspired me and the work I produce, specifically those that inspired me as I produced Listen Up, Kids.
Purpose & Impact
My friend, Kirby Ingles invited me to be a guest on his podcast, Purpose to Impact – True Success. We covered many topics from leadership to writing and FoodThrifting.
Thriving at Home
As the Covid Pandemic built steam, Jed and Jennifer Jerchenko hosted this virtual summit and invited me to talk with them about Living Your Legacy and Leaving a Legacy for Your Kids
Leadership
In 2014, I was honored by the Indiana Credit Union League as an emerging CU leader. I remain humbled by the acknowledgement and overall experience to this day. Thank you ICUL!
About Me
Thanks for visiting and your desire to learn more about me and the work I do. I am a Christ-focused writer and historian and author who’s continually “refining life, on purpose.” At 1Glories.com, he regularly writes about how he’s listening up and the ways God is leading him in a quest Chad began while striving toward greater discipleship and a more intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. As he lives, learns, and grows — refining life, on purpose — he invites others to connect and share in the journey.
Reviewer Comments…
Unlike the typical “statistical” baseball book, this book focuses on the people .
Past, Present and Future, Auburn is Intriguing
Tender, thoughtful, and jam-packed with Christ-honoring wisdom!
So much in one… good, good book, easily accessible and fun (and convicting) to read.
Some of my most popular work…
How to Know if You're Pleasing God with Your Actions
This is a piece I published on Medium back in 2016. Probably because it is such a commong personal question, it’s continually one of my most read on that platform, having been viewed more that 3,000 times.
Understanding and Responding to the Stirring Ache of a Restless Spirit
Written in 2018 while studying Jonathan Edwards’ resolutions (specifically Nbr 35); since publishing on 1Glories, it’s been a mainstay on my most read list.
How A Dragonfly Personifies Transformation in Christ
After learning about dragonflies and damselflies, I’m smitten, becuase they so clearly personify our experiences of rebirth and glorious transformation in Christ. I wrote this litte piece that’s been viewed more than 10K times to explain it.
1Glories?
What’s with that?
Seems like an odd name for a blog.
I have regularly blogged at 1Glories.com since starting it back in 2014. It was always intended as a hub for my publishing endeavors, but there was and is a very significant reasoning to the awkward name.
For one, I love paradoxes. So, with all dire respect to DJ Ian “The Shark” and the Lone Rangers from the movie Airheads, 1Glories fits that bill.
More importantly, though, 1Glories signifies the movement in my heart when God spoke to me and called me to dedicate what I write to him. It signfies giving up all my “little gods” so God will be my God and the ONE God worthy of all Glories.