I began the journey from a more fortunate part of the world, dominated by a privileged people. It’s a rite of passage around here. The beginning, I’m told, is in some ways the easiest part and in other ways the hardest. It’s the easiest because it begins on friendly terrain to which I’ve grown accustomed. It’s the hardest for the same reason; a life of ease is all too distracting and difficult to abandon. I’m told that the most successful travelers are those who develop trust in...

by Michael Hagan ∞ with Monica Kemp When I was a teenager, our pastor led our youth group in reading and discussing a book by that title. Everyone at some point in their life has been tempted by a false god: success, wealth, popularity, or power. Many dedicate their lives to one or more. It’s easy to be seduced into worshiping the idols of business, politics, or pop culture. Some of them even have their own TV shows, podcasts, TikTok or YouTube sites, attracting millions of followers....

Seedlings by Michael Hagan and Monica Kemp Like Hansel and Gretel, we’re trying to find our way home. Unlike them, we aren’t kids lost in the local woods. Instead, we sometimes feel smaller than needles lost in an infinite haystack. Not merely days, our own journey home will consume billions of years and trillions of miles. We aren’t traveling alone. After our first moral decision around age six, each of us was given a priceless celestial compass. This Spirit Pilot, from and of God, invites...