God’s Work in Us
Stephen Copeland
February 25, 2026
Let yourself pray without asking God for “something that I want.”
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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.
What Is Your Song?
Stephen Copeland
January 16, 2026
A jazz saxophonist once put it this way: “Music pulls me deeper into being.”
Days in the Desert
Stephen Copeland
January 7, 2026
It can sometimes feel like we are journeying through the desert with no end in sight. But it’s often in the desert that we learn the most about God, ourselves, and what we are grateful for in the present.
St. Francis Could Let Go
Stephen Copeland
December 28, 2025
St. Francis could let go when the right time came and engage in new ways of thinking and structures of relationship.
Another Way to Pray
Stephen Copeland
November 22, 2025
Gazing upon crucifixes and mosaics were common practices for centuries, especially before copies of the Scriptures existed. It might be helpful now to reclaim this practice. Consider a piece of religious art that moves you.
Living Waters May Flow
Stephen Copeland
November 19, 2025
St. Francis of Assisi once said, “Create within yourself a place where God might dwell.”
A Diplomat’s Journey to Activism
Stephen Copeland
October 28, 2025
In the cutthroat world of Washington, DC, Michele Dunne climbed to the top, only to discover that true fulfillment lay not in power or prestige, but in the Franciscan path of downward mobility.