ARTICLE BY KAT ARMSTRONG: The cost of obedience you can’t post on socials, the pain in the offering only a few will be privy to. You might feel lonely as you process the upheaval. After all, you likely love what you are leaving. Take heart.

ARTICLE BY KELLEY MATHEWS: 2024 brought a steady stream of changes that felt more like the waves we encountered on the Oregon beach this summer—wild, rough, anticipated yet often unpredictable, and beautiful.

ARTICLE BY CHRISTINE CRAWFORD: In his kindness, God has drawn near to me in my suffering and taught me what it means to draw near to—and dwell well—with him. As I've done so, I have learned much about his mercy, my identity, and the veritable definition of love.

If you have ever wondered what in the world we are talking about when we reference “The Upside-Down Kingdom of God,” watch this video from BibleProject to discover how the cross and crown collide to create a very upside-down kingdom indeed.

Easter Sunday is a day of holy celebration, an opportunity to reflect on humanity's need for redemption and rejoice in the provision of Jesus' resurrection. Watch this short video from BibleProject to gain a better understanding of the resurrection and the events surrounding it.

Good Friday is a day of holy grief, an opportunity to lament the depth of humanity's brokenness and mourn the brutality of Jesus' crucifixion. Watch this short video from BibleProject to gain a better understanding of the crucifixion and the events leading up to it.

AN ADVENT & CHRISTMAS PLAYLISTTraditional favorites + snazzy new finds to help us all reflect AND rejoice this season.

MUSIC BY ELIZABETH STEWART: Musician Elizabeth Stewart shares her heart and story of struggling with hope and faith after loss.

READING BY ELIZABETH STEWART: How lovely is the place where you live, O Lord who rules over all! I desperately want to be in the courts of the Lord’s temple. My heart and my entire being shout for joy to the living God.

READING BY ELIZABETH STEWART: A favorite prayer from The Valley of Vision (Authur Bennett, Editor) for those suffering from loss or struggling with faith.

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..."

THOUGHTS FROM THE BIBLEPROJECT: Jesus has brought together a diverse and complicated group of people around his Kingdom of God announcement.