The beginning of 2024 feels like forever ago. Without true seasons to mark time, days blend together in a way that sometimes stretches and sometimes compresses years.

If this year has a theme, the one I give it is stories. The stories we tell ourselves and the stories I tell others (or will one day when they’re finally published–writing is hard and it’s also fun).

Living in the upper room. It’s about living in God’s grace and listening to the secrets of God’s heart. It’s the pla...