Unelected

05/05/2026

Heavenly Father,

Today we lift up the people of Hancock County, Indiana. Our neighbors, families, workers, and voters who carry both the right and the responsibility to choose.

Over these past months, there has been conversation, conviction, disagreement, and determination. Through it all, You have given each person the ability to think, to discern, and to decide. We ask now for clear minds and steady hearts as those choices are made.

Help us not to be driven by noise, pressure, or personality alone, but by truth, wisdom, and the fruit we have witnessed. Remind us that what is seen in character over time matters more than what is said in a moment.

Lord, guard this community. Keep it grounded in respect, even where there are differences. Let no division take root deeper than our shared desire to see what is right, just, and good for the future of this county.

For every voter, give confidence in their decision. For every volunteer, give peace in their effort. And for every candidate, bring humility, knowing that leadership is not claimed, but entrusted.

No matter the outcome, let this day be marked by integrity. Let it be said that the people here chose carefully, thoughtfully, and with a sense of responsibility not just for today, but for what comes next.

We place Hancock County in Your hands, trusting that Your guidance is greater than any single result.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

05/03/2026

05/03/2026

There’s been a lot said during this campaign about policies, about experience, and about the future.

But there’s one moment that matters more than all of it… the quiet moment when it’s just you and God.

I wrote a campaign prayer not to impress anyone, not to perform, but to ask some simple, honest questions:

Did you run your race with integrity?

Did you speak truth even when it could cost you?

Did you lead with character when no one was watching?

Because long after the signs come down and the votes are counted, that’s what remains.

This campaign has never been about power or money or endorsements.

It’s been about purpose. It’s been about doing things the right way, for the right reasons, and trusting that truth doesn’t need to be manufactured…it just needs to be lived.

My hope is that every candidate, every supporter, and every voter takes a moment to listen and reflect on this prayer.

Not for politics.
For principle.

The people we serve deserve the best version of us…

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04/30/2026

This isn’t a casual decision.

The safety of your family. The direction of our community. The leadership we trust when things go wrong.

That’s what’s on the line.

You don’t need noise or empty promises. You need experience, accountability, and someone who will stand firm when it matters most.

On May 5, the choice is clear.

Vote Carver for Hancock County Sheriff.

04/26/2026

Forty: Seasons of Testing and the Promise of New Life

“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.” (Matthew 4:1-2, NIV)

Throughout the Bible, the number 40 emerges again and again. Not as a random detail, but as a recurring marker of significant seasons in God’s story with His people.

It appears roughly 146–159 times and most often signals a period of testing, trial, preparation, or purification that precedes transformation, renewal, or the fulfillment of God’s promises. 

Think of Noah: rain fell for 40 days and 40 nights, flooding a corrupt world and preparing the way for a fresh start (Genesis 7:12).

Moses fasted 40 days on Mount Sinai as he received the Law, and the Israelites wandered 40 years in the wilderness. A time of testing their hearts and purging unbelief before entering the Promised Land (Exodus 34:28; Numbers 14:33-34).

Elijah journeyed 40 days to Horeb, sustained by God after deep discouragement (1 Kings 19:8).

Jonah warned Nineveh of judgment in 40 days, giving them a window for repentance (Jonah 3:4).

Even Goliath taunted Israel for 40 days until a young David stepped forward in faith (1 Samuel 17:16). 

Then comes Jesus. After His baptism, the Spirit led Him into the wilderness for 40 days of fasting and intense temptation. Hungry, vulnerable, and facing the full force of the enemy’s schemes, Jesus relied completely on the Word of God and emerged ready to launch His public ministry. Later, after His resurrection, He appeared to His disciples over 40 days, teaching them about the kingdom before ascending (Acts 1:3). 

The Pattern of Forty

In Scripture, 40 rarely stands alone. It points to hardship that serves a divine purpose:
• Testing reveals what is in our hearts.
• Purification strips away what hinders us.
• Preparation equips us for what God has next.

These seasons are not punishments but invitations to deeper dependence on God. The flood gave way to a covenant and new beginning. The wilderness produced a generation ready for promise. Jesus’ 40 days in the desert led to victory over temptation and the launch of redemption’s greatest chapter. After 40 often comes breakthrough, renewal, or resurrection. 

Reflection

Where in your life right now does it feel like a “season of 40”? Maybe it’s a prolonged trial, a season of waiting, spiritual dryness, or repeated testing. It can feel endless, lonely, exhausting, or purposeless. Yet the Bible whispers hope: God is at work in the wilderness. He uses these times to refine faith, expose idols, teach reliance on His Word, and ready us for new life and new assignments.

Jesus shows us how to walk through such seasons: fasting from distractions, feasting on Scripture, resisting the enemy’s shortcuts, and trusting the Father’s timing. The same Spirit who led Jesus into the desert now lives in every believer, empowering us to endure and emerge stronger.

Application

Today, identify one area of testing or waiting in your life. Instead of rushing to escape it, ask:

• What might God want to purify or teach me here?

• How can I lean more fully on His Word and presence?

• What “new life” or next step might He be preparing me for on the other side?

Commit to a simple practice this week—perhaps a short daily fast from something (media, complaining, self-reliance) paired with extra time in prayer and Scripture.

Remember: 40 is never the end of the story. It is the bridge to resurrection hope.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You that no season of testing is wasted in Your hands. Just as You sustained Noah, Moses, Elijah, and Your Son Jesus through their “40” seasons, sustain me now. Strengthen my faith when I feel weak and hungry. Help me resist temptation with Your Word. Purify my heart, prepare me for what You have next, and remind me that after the wilderness comes new life in You.

In the name of Jesus, who triumphed in the desert, Amen.

Closing Thought

If you are in a “40” right now, take heart. God is not absent…He is shaping you. May the God of new beginnings meet you powerfully in whatever “40” you face today.

04/26/2026

For the past 8 months, I’ve been saying the same thing… because I truly believe God has placed this opportunity in front of us.

You have a real chance to change the direction of public safety right here in Hancock County.

Not by accident… but by simple choice.

A change that protects your family, your children, and the next generation.

I don’t take this lightly. I’ve prayed over this campaign, over this county, and over the responsibility that comes with it.

Because this is bigger than politics. This, for me, is about doing what’s right in the eyes of God and in service to others.

But it comes down to you.

Your vote is your voice.
Your choice is your responsibility.

So I’m asking you; seek wisdom, trust your convictions, and make your vote count.

Because when this moment passes… we will all have live with what we chose.

04/22/2026

An informed voter should be thinking about one thing above all else:

Is this person ready on day one?

Because public safety doesn’t wait and leadership shouldn’t have to catch up to the job.

An informed voter understands—
this decision isn’t just about today…

It is about the safety, stability, and future of the entire community.

04/21/2026

“When Fire Falls”

You can learn a lot about a person. Not when life is easy, but when pressure hits.

When decisions have to be made fast.
When the outcome matters.
When there’s no time to overthink it.

That moment reveals what you actually trust.

In Scripture, God’s people found themselves in that exact kind of moment. Standing between two ways of living. Two loyalties. Two sources of trust.

And a prophet named Elijah steps forward and asks one question:

“How long will you waver between two opinions?”

They weren’t rejecting God. They were dividing their trust between God and Baal, the false promise of control, results, and security.

And here’s the truth…Baal always looked practical. It looked like something you could manage. Something you could influence. Something you could control.

And that’s why people followed it.

Because under pressure, control feels safer than trust.

So Elijah sets the moment. Two altars. One outcome. The God who answers by fire is God.

The prophets of Baal go first…hours of effort, noise, striving, desperation. And nothing happens.

Because false trust always demands everything… and delivers nothing.

Then Elijah steps in. No panic. No performance. Just faith. Just clarity. One prayer.

And fire falls.

Here’s the lesson: it was never about fire. It was about what works when life is on the line.

Because we still build altars today. Not to Baal, but to control. To image. To money. To strategy. To anything we think will guarantee the outcome.

And slowly, without realizing it, we start trusting those things more than God.

But divided trust never brings peace. It only brings pressure.

So the question still stands:

How long will you waver?

Because when your moment comes, when pressure rises and decisions have to be made, you won’t rise to what you believe…

You’ll fall to what you trust.

And in the end, fire doesn’t fall on divided altars.

It falls where trust is whole.





04/20/2026

Who is really qualified to be the CEO of the Sheriffs Department?

Two candidates stepped up to run

One was asked to run

Your vote - Your choice

Experience Earned Under Pressure