When Sarah Smith’s family experienced the heartbreaking loss of her young nephew, Oliver, she turned to the shortest verse in Scripture: “Jesus wept.” In this tender reflection, she explores how grief and grace often live side by side—and how even in sorrow, love leaves a legacy.
Sarah Evans shares her experience as a single woman with a disability and invites us to consider how the Church can offer true belonging beyond traditional roles.
What does it mean to truly belong? This reflection explores the Gospel through the lens of adoption, disability, and the Church—inviting us to see the Church as a family where everyone is fully and equally welcomed at the table.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
I was taken aback. I was handed a beautiful moment with a friend who seemed to understand the world much better than I. The table we are called to is a table for us all, and I pray that I become as eager to sit with others as Phil was to sit with me.
Church is far more than sermons and songs—it’s a place of spiritual nourishment, social connection, and practical support. Discover how small adjustments, from flexible seating to clear communication, can remove barriers and create a welcoming space where everyone belongs.