Brandon Booth

Brandon is a spiritual director and the president of Signpost Inn Ministries who helps Christians lift their gaze from life's chaos to experience Jesus' loving presence. Brandon has an M.A. in Historical Theology and over 25 years of ministry leadership experience and he is passionate about making theologically rich insights practically accessible.

He is a father of five, a family trauma survivor, and a self-professed "recovering anxiety addict." He is also the author of two books: "Not Home Yet" and "Changing the Conversation," and he specializes in helping people reimagine God as real, present, and loving.

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Blog posts:

The Dream That Died, and the God Who Didn't Stop It

The Dream That Died, and the God Who Didn't Stop It

By any human measure, Jesus’ life was an abject failure. It wasn’t much of a start: born in a barn and raised in the backwoods of Israel by a carpenter, but he could have made a decent life out of it. He could have taken over the family business, and maybe, with a little luck, he could have landed a well-connected client and seen some real success. Instead, he left that all behind to become an itinerant preacher.

Brandon Booth
Brandon Booth

February 24, 2026

Stop Trying to Be the Ideal Dad

Stop Trying to Be the Ideal Dad

2019 broke me. It wasn’t covid. It was when my father-ego cracked, and it shook me to my core. Without realizing it, I had tied my worth to being the Ideal Dad. In my mind, the Ideal Dad can always provide for his family, always has good advice, and never makes mistakes that hurt his family. The Ideal Dad has a great relationship with his kids. They treasure his wisdom, respect him, and tell all their friends how great he is. Being the Ideal Dad was like the sun in the solar system of my identity. Whatever else was true about me, those things orbited this central truth: that I was the Ideal Dad. As long as the sun in my solar system was stable, I was stable.

Brandon Booth
Brandon Booth

February 10, 2026

Essential Soul Work That Every Parent Must Do.

Essential Soul Work That Every Parent Must Do.

I won’t leave you hanging. The essential soul work that every parent must do is to accept that everything that happens has a purpose in God’s good plan.“God is so good,” St. Augustine says, “that in his hand even evil brings about good. He would never have permitted evil to occur if he had not, thanks to his perfect goodness, been able to use it.”

Brandon Booth
Brandon Booth

January 27, 2026

Am I A Bad Father? Did My Resistance Create My Kids' Resistance?

Am I A Bad Father? Did My Resistance Create My Kids' Resistance?

The short answer is, “Yes, partly.” I don’t mean to come out of the gate swinging, but I tell every new or would-be father the hard reality that your sin is going to mess your kids up. Please don’t stop reading! There is good news coming! But first, the bad news: Kids learn by imitation. So they pick up your bad habits. If you resist church or the practices of the faith like prayer, your kids will resist these things too. Your actions and attitudes (even if you think you are hiding them – you aren’t!) teach your kids that God, church, prayer etc. are no good.

Brandon Booth
Brandon Booth

January 13, 2026