Our Beloved Country
Stephen Copeland
May 11, 2024
There are real problems in our beloved country, but we are here, in this place, in this moment, and are therefore called to be stewards of what we’ve received.
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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.
‘God, Rid Me of God’
Stephen Copeland
March 5, 2024
When we pray it is worth considering how we may be projecting our own ideas, or our ego’s ideas, onto how we want or hope God acts in our lives.
Panting After Peace in Prayer
Stephen Copeland
February 25, 2024
In prayer, we let ourselves come to God imperfectly, pantingly, yet in this honesty about our condition.
Grace in Liminality
Stephen Copeland
February 25, 2024
It seems to me that one of the most difficult things in the spiritual life is opening oneself up to experiencing God’s love, grace, and goodness during the liminal times of our lives—that space of helplessness and unknowing between the crucifixion and Resurrection.
We Are Not Alone
Stephen Copeland
February 16, 2024
Core to the Christian Gospel for Franciscans is the realization that the God of the universe decided to enter into our world, first through creation itself (Gn 1), then through the Incarnation (Jn 1), not because of sin or the need to “pay a price,” but simply because that’s what love does.
Hidden in Christ
Stephen Copeland
January 27, 2024
Colossians 3:3 suggests that when we die to ourselves and set our minds on things above, our lives become “hidden with Christ in God.”
‘Courage to Be’
Stephen Copeland
January 18, 2024
Enneagram Fours often frequent the past to explore feelings which can lead to emotional awareness and wonderful creative expression, but sometimes they can also get stuck in the past or their own nostalgia.