Sylvia’s Blog

Episode 14: Where have you been that beauty made you catch your breath? In this episode, we explore the question: Where have you been that beauty made you catch your breath? We reflect on how awe, wonder, and the beauty of God are often hidden in plain sight — waiting for us to notice. Drawing on both neuroscience and scripture, we discuss how our attention shapes our perception, and how choosing to focus on what matters can awaken us to the extraordinary in everyday life. L

Episode 13: Who is driving the bus? We all have control issues. At their core, control is our attempt to protect what we fear might be lost—our safety, our happiness, our sense of certainty. In this episode, we explore how control shows up in everyday life, from managing outcomes and relationships to micromanaging the smallest details. We wrestle honestly with what it means to say “God is in control” while still gripping the wheel ourselves, suspicious of where He might lead.

A gentle invitation to notice, to trust, and to let God’s love lead you from fear into light. As I read Here and Now by Henri Nouwen, I found myself being gently drawn back to the present moment—the only place where my life with God is actually unfolding. The book isn’t structured as a single argument, but as a series of short reflections, each one inviting me to pause, notice, and listen more deeply. What stayed with me most is Nouwen’s simple but profound insight: so much o

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