When Closeness Was Normal — and Why It Isn’t Now

Some losses don’t happen in a moment—they happen quietly, until you finally notice what’s missing. I didn’t realize what we had in those early years—until the day-to-day closeness quietly disappeared. Recently, I was able to reconnect with two classmates from my formative years—one from high school and another from my university days. That prompted me […]

Why We Feel Less Known—and the Way Back

From fragmentation and distraction to lasting emotional connection If you’ve sensed something quietly thinning in relationships, this is a biblical look at what may be underneath it—and where to begin. As I think about the crisis of connection, I keep coming back to a basic question: what did God intend human life to be? Scripture […]

A Quiet Return of Spiritual Hunger

If you’ve sensed that people are hungry for meaning again—yet wary of institutions—this reflection names what many of us are noticing and asks what it might mean for this moment. As someone who has been spiritually engaged since childhood, I have paid attention over the years to how religion has been lived in America. Like […]