Okay, Lord, I get it. My stubborn insistence that I never need help is the opposite of koinonia.

Koinonia is a lighter way to live.

An easier way to breathe.

It takes the shape of rest–right in the middle of writing a book. Looks like a yes to relationship-building, which is wired in all of us, by God's design.

Every time you link arms, share a burden, trust a friend with your confession, unite in prayer, accept help, or make space around your table, a little light gets in under your shell. Your got-to-keep it together begins to erode. Your self-defeating assumptions are deflated. Your insecurities are dethroned.

But koinonia with God is where it begins. There's no sweeter fellowship than with God's son. No conversation more life-transforming than with the Word of God. No bond more true than you can have between God and you.

Links mentioned:

1. Find the Instagram carousel fromWholeHearted Enneagram here for encouragement for the rest of the Enneagram numbers.

2. To get a short, doable tip in your inbox every week to help you get to know your neighbors, sign up HERE.

3. Read the written version of this episode HERE.

When we read primarily to check a box, it's only a matter of time before we check out. If we read out of guilt or obligation, we approach the Word already bored. If we expect the words to go over our head, we'll forget God promises us wisdom if we'll only ask (James 1:5). And if we give up before we get started, we'll never give the Word a chance to become our lifeline in crisis, our won't-miss rhythm, our reassurance of God's with-ness.

Links mentioned:

1. For shorter, guided plans, check out the ones on YouVersion.
2. Mary Demuth's 90-day Bible reading challenge.
3. Ann Voskamp's Sacred Prayer journal.
4. To get a short, doable tip in your inbox every week to help you get to know your neighbors, sign up HERE.
5. Read the written version of this episode HERE.

What if we could make the new year better than the last? If we could guarantee that God's goodness–up close and unmissable–would overshadow the trials? If we could see, threaded through the seams of our stories, the through-line that makes everything make sense?

Links mentioned:

1. Stuff I'd Only Tell God by Jennifer Dukes Lee.
2. Songs I Play on Repeat playlist (in the resource library).
3. Apple and Spotify playlists of my top 25 songs from '25 (also in the library).
4. Names of God phone wallpaper (free).
5. Word-of-the-year ideas & monthly reflection sheets to amplify your word-of-the-year growth in 2026 (get both HERE).
6. Read more about nevertheless gratitude HERE.
7. To get a short, doable tip in your inbox every week to help you get to know your neighbors, sign up HERE.
8. Read the written version of this episode HERE.