Derick Blakes writes about faith, identity, and obedience from the middle of real life, not the highlight reel. His work explores what happens after the prayer, after the decision, and after the moment when belief starts costing something.
His books focus on orientation rather than inspiration, helping readers understand what God may be doing in seasons of silence, loss, rebuilding, and transition. Writing honestly and without hype, Blakes speaks to those who feel disoriented but unwilling to walk away from faith.
He is a father, writer, and founder of Confirmation Nation, committed to building work that carries integrity, clarity, and long-term fruit.
Derick Blakes writes about faith, identity, and obedience from the middle of real life, not the highlight reel. His work explores what happens after the prayer, after the decision, and after the moment when belief starts costing something.
DO WHAT YOU WANT NOT WHAT YOU CAN is a direct confrontation with Christian ambition, misused pain, delayed obedience, fractured identity, and the myth of spiritual neutrality. Through personal narrative and biblically grounded clarity, Derick Blakes exposes how capability is confused with calling, how pain is permitted to govern decisions, and...
Confirmation Nation: The Blueprint for Becoming What God Called is a firsthand account of spiritual reconstruction through obedience. Written from survival rather than success, the book traces the dismantling of false identities, addiction, ambition, and self-built systems that could not carry destiny. Each chapter documents the cost of...
This book was not written to make me look good. It was written to make Jesus known. Every chapter you will read points back to Him. Every scar I confess, every mistake I lay bare, every victory I claim—it all testifies to His mercy. Without Him, I would have been lost to the same curses that swallowed generations before me. With Him, I have been...
