Sylvia’s Blog

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.

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

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

God is not afraid of our questions—He often invites them. Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet : “Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves… Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer.” I’ve always been intrigued by good questions. When I’m reading and come across a question that’s thoughtfully shaped, it makes me pause. I admire how the wo