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Not Picking A.I. Sides: How Love Holds Tension

In the May 27th New Yorker article entitled “Two Paths for A.I.”, Joshua Rothman presents what I thought was a helpful portrait of our cultural moment—one torn between apocalyptic urgency and pragmatic restraint in the face of artificial intelligence.  On one side, there’s Daniel Kokotajlo, the safety researcher turned whistleblower, who warns of a near-future in which A.I. could become superintelligent, uncontrollable, and existentially dangerous.  On the other, computer scientists Sayash Kapoor and… Read More »Not Picking A.I. Sides: How Love Holds Tension

Dust and Glory: How AI Confirms the Bible’s Most Paradoxical Truth About Humanity

Earlier this month, I had the joy of leading a workshop at the Mockingbird Conference in New York City entitled Hopeful Intelligence.  In it, we explored what it means to be people of hope in an age increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, where the lines between creature and creator, imitation and imagination, are being tested daily. What struck me most in the days since is how AI, for all its complexity… Read More »Dust and Glory: How AI Confirms the Bible’s Most Paradoxical Truth About Humanity

Seasonal Retreat Series 2025 | Goldenwood x Re-well

A Partnership Rooted in Wholeness At the intersection of spiritual formation and holistic health, Goldenwood and Re-well have come together to nurture a new vision for what healing can look like—one that integrates body, soul, and spirit–through a seasonal retreat series. We believe that true transformation requires tending to the fullness of our humanity. In a world that often compartmentalizes wellness and spirituality, our partnership exhibits our belief that healing… Read More »Seasonal Retreat Series 2025 | Goldenwood x Re-well

Institute Intensive | Guatemala Vision Trip with Many Hopes

Step beyond the familiar, listen deeply to stories of resilience and redemption, and allow these encounters to shape your own pursuit of justice!  Goldenwood is thrilled to be joining with Many Hopes on this Vision Trip, to visit the work their partners are doing in the field in Guatemala. Through immersive learning, spiritual reflection, and meaningful conversations, you’ll witness the beauty of hope in action. You will spend time in… Read More »Institute Intensive | Guatemala Vision Trip with Many Hopes

Institute Retreat | A Sacred Pause: Reflecting on Mortality, Legacy, and Love with Here To Honor

In the relentless pace of daily life, how often do we stop to ask: What does it mean to live well? What will we leave behind—not just in possessions, but in presence, in love, in the stories that remain? Here to Honor, in collaboration with Goldenwood Institute, invites you to a mini-retreat of deep reflection—a sacred pause to sit with our mortality, not as something to fear, but as a… Read More »Institute Retreat | A Sacred Pause: Reflecting on Mortality, Legacy, and Love with Here To Honor

Trellis | Hidden Hope (*Special Note for Federal Employees*)

We have a God who is familiar with darkness. Imagine, before the divine fiat, “Let there be light,” God was in the darkness of what was formless and empty. Perhaps the Bible starts off this way because God wants His people to know that He is no stranger to the darkness found in this world. He wants us to know that He speaks into that darkness to create light and… Read More »Trellis | Hidden Hope (*Special Note for Federal Employees*)

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Trellis | Hidden Hope: Discovering God’s Presence and Purpose in Our Work

This two-week “Listening Journey” invites you to reimagine your work through the lens of God’s hidden presence and unfolding purpose. Journeying through the book of Esther, we will explore how God is at work—even when unseen—shaping our lives, calling, and world for something greater. Week 1 focuses on Journeying in an Enchanted Frame, learning to recognize God’s quiet yet powerful movements in our daily work. Week 2 moves into Listening… Read More »Trellis | Hidden Hope: Discovering God’s Presence and Purpose in Our Work

Trellis Loving Others

Trellis | Loving Others (A Two-Week Listening Journey)

In our ruggedly individualistic culture, it’s not readily apparent that other people are a quintessential part of our identity.  As image-bearers of a Triune God, we need other people to help us understand and realize the redemptive work God has set before us.  Who are the others in my life?  What role do they play and what calling has God given me regarding these people? Throughout the two-week experience, you will be introduced… Read More »Trellis | Loving Others (A Two-Week Listening Journey)

Hearing the Cries of Earth and the Songs of Heaven

It’s that time again to write my year-end reflection. With the magic of Christmas behind us and the cold January month ahead, I find myself weighted by the growing sense of disconnection in our society.  Lingering in my mind has been Gallup’s recent research highlighting a term that was new to me–the “Great Detachment” where employees feel increasingly stuck, disengaged, and unable to see the deeper purpose of their labor.… Read More »Hearing the Cries of Earth and the Songs of Heaven