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STEPHEN COPELAND
AUTHOR & STORYTELLER


How a Healthy Theological Starting Place Changes Everything
“Who are you at the core?” my therapist asked me years ago. I shrugged and said, “I guess I’m a sinner in desperate need of God’s...


Why I wrote ‘Holy Saturday’ on my whiteboard three months ago
I have a whiteboard hanging in my living room on which I write mantras and quotes and ideas and other random things like grocery lists...


How I hope to take Christmas into the new year
In Thomas Moore’s The Soul of Christmas, a book written for Christians and non-Christians alike, he writes: “Christmas is a...


Mystic of my mind, seeker of my soul
Much of my life revolves around questions. As someone who enjoys theology, I love posing a question to, or about, the divine from the...


How the theology of union freed me from my exhausting relationship with Jesus
The word “relationship” always had a certain heaviness attached to it. Especially when referring to romantic relationships. I’m not the...


Why I left what was once my dream job
I’ve been at Sports Spectrum Magazine for five years. Those who are closest to me will tell you that a half-decade is a long time for...


My last column in Sports Spectrum Magazine
“He’s probably the hardest-working guy I’ve been around who has great ability. Overachievers work hard because they have to. Peyton has...
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