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Episode 9: What are you looking at? In this episode of The Question Table, we sit with a deceptively simple but deeply formative question: What are you looking at? Drawing from The Landscapes of the Soul by Cyd and Geoff Holsclaw and the story of Peter walking on the water in Matthew 14, this conversation explores how our attention reveals our attachment—whether we are living from trust and intimacy with God or from old survival strategies shaped by fear and self-reliance. We

How has a failure—or what felt like a failure—shaped who you are becoming?  In this episode of The Question Table , we explore failure not as something to avoid or hide from, but as a place where grace often meets us most deeply. From personal regrets and unrealized dreams to the fear that failure defines who we are, this conversation gently names the confusion and disorientation failure can bring. Drawing from Scripture and familiar stories of redemption, we reflect on how G

A Reflection on The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse and Always Remember by Charlie Mackesy Charlie Mackesy’s The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is not so much a book to be read as it is a book to be received. It arrives gently, like a conversation you didn’t know your soul was longing for. Through spare illustrations and simple dialogue, Mackesy introduces us to four unlikely companions who journey together through landscapes that feel both external and deeply

In this episode of The Question Table , we reflect on the searching question, “If we follow an unhurried Savior, what should the pace of our lives be?”  Drawing from Scripture and the life of Jesus, this conversation explores why so many of us live hurried, overcommitted lives—even after becoming aware of our exhaustion and longing for rest. We consider what lies beneath our striving, the difference between productivity and fruitfulness, and why true rest can feel so difficul

In this episode of The Question Table , we sit with the question, “What is something you are always looking for?” Moving beyond misplaced keys and forgotten details, this reflection explores the deeper longings of the human heart—belonging, love, meaning, and rest. Rooted in Scripture, we consider how these longings are holy invitations meant to lead us back to God, and how unmet desires can quietly shape our striving and coping. This episode invites you to pause, listen comp

Valuable concepts, especially around rupture and repair, but I wanted deeper, more personal stories. Reading Landscapes for the Soul by Cyd and Geoff Holsclaw felt less like moving through a book and more like being invited into a conversation—one that gently asks you to look back as much as it asks you to look inward. As I read, I couldn’t help but reflect on the dynamics of my own childhood and the ways those early experiences still shape how I relate, attach, and protect