Resurrection Before Breakfast: Community and New Life in Christ
What does healing really mean? In this powerful Easter reflection, explore the stories of Jairus and the bleeding woman as we are reminded that Resurrection is more than a miracle.
The Body is Broken: A Good Friday Reflection
What does it mean to remember Christ’s broken body when your own body is weak, tired, and in pain? Jasmine Duckworth offers a deeply personal Good Friday reflection that explores communion, community, and the healing found in our shared brokenness.
Kenosis: Love That Kneels on Maundy Thursday
On the night Jesus washed his disciples’ feet. It’s a quiet, messy moment of love—hands in the dust, water splashing, no one pretending to have it all together. What if holiness looks more like that?
Kenosis: A Palm Sunday Lament of Hosanna
Maybe our ‘hosannas’ aren’t neat but messy. Maybe there isn’t perfect palm branches, but wrinkled, bent ones. And maybe that’s what worship looks like. Maybe that’s enough.
Breaking Barriers: The Story of the Paralyzed Man
Belonging goes beyond inclusion. Inclusion might mean making space for someone when they arrive. Belonging means they’ve become so integral to the community that, if they’re not there, they’re deeply missed.
Beyond Charity: Empowering Lives Through Church-Led Raw Carrot Social Enterprise
“Our work here is not only about making soup; it’s about building confidence, community, and faith.” Monica Theysen reflects on her transformative journey at The Raw Carrot, where meaningful employment and a faith-centered environment have brought purpose and hope to her life and others.
Re-Reading Romans from a Disability Perspective
A genuine welcome goes beyond simply opening the doors; it requires sacrifice, as Christ sacrificed himself to welcome us into his body. To imitate Christ, we must extend that same welcome to all—abled or disabled—who seek to come to Christ.
Disability is Not a Defect – Embracing Disability in the Church
Disability is not a barrier to the work of God’s grace in someone’s life. Jesus saves disabled people, as they are, without condition. The Church must embrace this truth, welcoming people with disabilities into full participation in worship and community, recognizing their unique gifts and the ways God is working through them.
Disability is Not a Defect – God’s Solidarity with Disability
God works through disability, using what the world sees as weakness to accomplish His plans. Jesus Himself chose to bear the scars of suffering even after His resurrection, showing solidarity with the weak. As the Church, we are called to do the same.
Disability is not a Defect – It’s Part of God’s Design
What does it mean to be an integral part of the Church when attending worship means facing barriers? While I’ve never felt unwelcome as a disabled person, many disabled individuals have. Some of this exclusion stems from a lack of access, but often there’s also a lukewarm or resistant attitude toward disabled people in the church.