Star Wars and Christian Mysticism
Stephen Copeland
November 6, 2020
In my youth, Star Wars, spiritually speaking, was all about the tension between the dark side and the light side of the Force—a saga about morality.
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Stephen Copeland
Stephen Copeland is a storyteller and an Indiana native who now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. His new book, "In the House of Rising Sounds," explores the spiritual dimensions of music and thin places. He is an editor with Franciscan Media.
From Grief to Healing
Stephen Copeland
September 9, 2020
In August of 2006, Wendy Avery returned to her Ohio home, feeling as if she was trying to jump back onto a spinning merry-go-round. For an entire year, her world had stopped, but everyone else’s kept spinning. How does one simply hop back on? How does one rejoin the dance when the music has been muted?
Surprised by Grace
Stephen Copeland
August 25, 2020
I rise before the sun this morning to the smell of coffee in the kitchen. Another day in Eden awaits.
Let Us Be Followers of Francis
Stephen Copeland
August 18, 2020
On the brink of election season, it already feels like the tension in our country has reached a peak unparalleled in my lifetime.
A Time for Grace
Stephen Copeland
April 25, 2020
When I first started going on contemplative retreats, I remember how difficult it was to give myself grace in my journey inward.
Fullness and Emptiness, Union and Zen
Stephen Copeland
April 5, 2019
One of the core concepts that draws me to Christianity and inspires my spiritual walk today is its integration of both fullness and emptiness, a theme that is on full display during the Lenten season. We find fullness in the metaphor of baptism and emptiness in the proverbial wilderness.
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