Journey into Dialogue
Stephen Copeland
March 10, 2026
How often do we consider that the person we’re with brings their own unique gifts to a conversation or experience?
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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.
‘Give Birth to Christ in the World’
Stephen Copeland
March 9, 2026
I wanted to spend some time with what Father Cyprian shared. “Dialogue is not a crossing of two monologues,” he said.
Naming Our Insecurities
Stephen Copeland
March 4, 2026
This one small moment shows how seeming insecurity, and daring to name it, can also be a pathway toward truth and learning about oneself.
Human Desire
Stephen Copeland
March 3, 2026
All of these things are there for us to discover within ourselves. I’ll close with this line from another great memoirist, Elizabeth Gilbert: “I happen to believe we are all walking repositories of buried treasure.”
Be Relentlessly Kind
Stephen Copeland
March 2, 2026
Keep bringing the fullness of your heart into every situation. Keep being relentlessly kind. The rest will take care of itself.
God’s Work in Us
Stephen Copeland
February 25, 2026
Let yourself pray without asking God for “something that I want.”
What Is Your Song?
Stephen Copeland
January 16, 2026
A jazz saxophonist once put it this way: “Music pulls me deeper into being.”