A POETIC REFLECTIONOnce we separate God from our own misconceptions and stop trying to confine him to our own categories, he is bound to surprise us, guaranteed to challenge us, and certain to change us.

SPOKEN WORD POETRY BY BLAIR WINGO - We can all be tempted to follow the version of Jesus that fits our own narrative and agendas. Which "imitation Jesus" might you be following?

WE WANNA READ YOUR POETRY: Poet Rachel Joy Welcher provides 3 poetry prompts and invites you to share your work

POEM BY RACHEL JOY WELCHER: When will you realize, oh my soul, that there will always be a child born on the same day that someone else dies?

POEM BY RACHEL JOY WELCHER: Do not wait to rejoice. Do not wait to enjoy. Do not save and save and forget to spend yourself...

POEM BY RACHEL JOY WELCHER: You bring the dog with you when you think I'm sad.

POEM BY RACHEL JOY WELCHER: What would an honest poem about marriage look like?

POEM BY RACHEL JOY WELCHER: An imaginative reading of Psalm 137 - By the rivers of Babylon we sit and weep.

ART + REFLECTION BY SOFIA RECTOR: "Tell all the truth but tell it slant..."

POEM BY ASHTON WALTHER: What if we chose to be kind to everyone? What if we spent our days trying to be like Jesus? What if our to-do list was helping others? And our evenings spent with the sunset and the stars...

ART + REFLECTION BY SOFIA RECTOR: I’ve come to picture both the persistence of reaching out for community and the beauty and wonder that can result as these webs of connection catch hold and grow.

STORY BY ELIZABETH STEWART: Hot tears burned my eyes. I pushed back from the fuzzysticky table and glared. “Let me be clear,” I growled. “I…will submit to no man.”

ART + REFLECTION BY SOFIA RECTOR: If there’s anything we can bring to engage humbly within potentially fraught conversations, it’s curiosity about why and how others hold their perspectives.

BY CHRYSTIE COLE: My soul is a well-worn wood floor that’s known ten thousand heavy footfalls. Creaking and cracking and popping under the weight of it all.

How I quit buying in on burning myself out and selling myself short.

ART BY SOFIA RECTOR: The eye of the Lord is on those who wait upon his love. Psalm 33:18

ART + REFLECTION BY ASHLEY WHITTEMORE: Thoughts on "hope deferred" and feeling trapped inside a life we didn’t sign up for

CHRISTMAS PLAYLISTA community collection of traditional favorites and fun new finds that will inspire joy & worship this Christmas!

A COLLECTION of reflective, moody tunes--from overtly Christian and other artfully aesthetic artists--perfect for vibing out and healing up.

ART + REFLECTION BY SOFIA RECTOR: When an acorn falls, when a seed is planted, all I see is a drift of dirt. But so much is happening underground to bring life out of that dark place of brokenness.