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.
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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.
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.”
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.
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.”