Reflections on the
interior life.

You find yourself mouthing words in a service you’ve attended for years, and somewhere behind your sternum, you notice you are speaking about someone you no longer quite recognize. The…

You have not lost your faith. You have outgrown the container it was living in. And the hardest part is not the theological questions. It is sitting in a room…

If you are the person everyone comes to for steadiness, for wisdom, for holding the room together, there is a question you almost certainly have not asked yourself in a…

You have not lost your faith. You have outgrown the image of God you were given, and no one told you that was supposed to happen. For most spiritually serious…

You answer the text at 9:47 p.m. with a “Yes” you do not mean, then set the phone face down and feel your jaw tighten before your mind can catch…

You can sit in a room full of people you have prayed with for years and still feel like the only one who no longer knows what they’re doing. Nothing…

Spiritual Submission and the Cost of Fragmentation He kept his hands folded too tightly in his lap, telling me how obedient he had been to God his whole life. From…

Discerning Which Inner Voice to Trust You notice it first as noise. You are tired, or raw, or carrying something that has gone on too long, and inside, the volume…

When Grief and Gratitude Meet in Dream Work Someone wakes from a dream and cannot stop crying. The room is still dark. The sheets are damp with sweat. They can…

Emails answered, messages cleared, one more task squeezed into the edge of the day. On paper, you are responsive, diligent, even impressive. Inside, it feels like you are losing track…

You notice it in strange places.  In the middle of a lively conversation, you laugh on cue, say the right things, and still feel like you are watching yourself from…

You keep saying yes while something in you quietly goes numb. You are tired in a way that sleep cannot touch, and when someone asks what you actually want, you…

For many people, Christmas arrives with a strange mixture of beauty and weight. There may be moments of joy, warmth, or connection. And alongside them, there is often something heavier…

Many people tell me their dreams feel different lately. More vivid. More persistent. More emotionally charged. They wake with an image or a feeling that stays with them long after…

Jason felt torn. He had always intended for his business to be about more than profit alone. For Jason, a critical aspect of leadership was how his company could foster the…

Anthony set his phone on the table. “I’m doing everything I’m supposed to,” he said. “Scripture, prayer lists, journaling. And somehow I feel further away.” I poured some tea into…

“I think I’ve lost my sense of purpose,” Lena whispered. We gave the sentence a pause to settle. We sat for a while. Lena’s voice was thin at first, then…

You’re together, and somehow lonely. The kitchen is dim and kind. Two phones sleep by the sink. The dishwasher hums, steady and impersonal. You trade updates: soccer pickup, a budget…

As the cold light from your screen glows in the dark, pros and cons multiply, and your chest tightens like a fist. You choose, then un‑choose, and search for one…