The greatest gift I was ever given wasn't advice. It was space. About fifteen years ago, my life felt like it was coming apart. I was navigating the pain of divorce while also facing some health concerns. Every day seemed filled with questions I couldn't answer, emotions I couldn't untangle, and an endless stream of thoughts that only grew louder the more I tried to make sense of them. Looking back, I realize I wasn't just overwhelmed. I had lost touch with myself. Friends and family saw...

Over ten years ago, I was sitting in a transformational workshop, hosted by GAP Community, when I first heard the above translation of the Gospel of John 1:1-14. I don’t remember everything from that experience, but I remember this. It stuck. Not in a fleeting, “that’s interesting” kind of way—but in the kind of way that quietly rewires how you see the world. And every so often, it comes back around and asks a little more of you. The Line That Changes Everything “In fact the conversation was...

I was on a walk recently — headphones in, music on — when a single line stopped me in my tracks. Not because I tripped. Because I felt it in my chest. "It's getting late, I'm losing heart. Maps are useless in the dark." It's from a song called Overture III/Awake by Sleeping at Last. And if you've ever been in a season of change — the disorienting, unsteady kind where you can't quite see what's ahead — you know exactly what that line means. Maps require two things: light and a known location....