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With Me on My Journey

Jo Newell April 29, 2025 No Comments

By Jo Newell, TDC God walked so faithfully and kindly with me in the year following our only son Nathaniel’s death. He met me often through people, almost daily in…

Dangit, Jo!

Lyndi Lee Markus April 29, 2025 No Comments

By Lyndi Lee Markus, TDC - “Dangit, Jo!” I exclaimed to my spiritual director. Except I did not use the word dangit. I had come to our session discouraged to…

The Light of Christ

Amanda Torres April 29, 2025 No Comments

By Amanda Torres, Collegiate - As she struck a match to light the candle for our spiritual direction session, I heard my director say the familiar words she opens with…

Safe Spaces of Silence in Spiritual Direction

Luke Kleveland April 29, 2025 No Comments

By Luke Kleveland, TDC - Before COVID, I would not have imagined doing spiritual direction with anyone. In fact, if you had asked me about this five years ago, I…

Building Below the Waterline

Howard Baker September 23, 2024 No Comments

When surveying the landscape and mining the data around what is happening to people in positions of mission and ministry leadership, several trends become apparent. Among them are: While social…

Black and White to Color: Rewiring My Brain for Intimacy

Dave Mead September 23, 2024 No Comments

“I just wish you could connect with me better, and relate to me at a deeper level,” my wife said. It didn’t sound mad this time—but it was with heartbreaking…

The Voice of Belovedness and Freedom

Rhoda Owuor September 23, 2024 No Comments

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians; I broke the bars of your yoke…

The Beauty of the Gospel in the Matters of the Heart

Laura Johnson September 23, 2024 No Comments

We see evidence all throughout Scripture that Jesus was deeply concerned with the matters of the heart. When we take a look at the life and ministry of Christ, we…

Riding the Waves of Transition

Serene Chua July 22, 2024 No Comments

Transitions can be hard, especially those that aren’t expected. But even for the ones we long for, there are still lessons to learn, emotions to sort out and most of…

The Reality You Feared: Practical Steps for Making it Through

Austin Olinger July 22, 2024 No Comments

I had been crying loudly for 15 minutes. My wife was laying peacefully and mostly non-responsive in bed next to me. Cancer had been taking her life for over a…

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