Maybe They’ve Never Seen Someone Without Feet
Faith, Identity, Suffering, Disability Alex Wolf Faith, Identity, Suffering, Disability Alex Wolf

Maybe They’ve Never Seen Someone Without Feet

At just ten years old, Jude offered the antidote to shame to a crowd of four hundred misty-eyed people, most of whom were older than he and many of whom have typical bodies. Through the unexpected teacher of pain, Jude has learned what most of us will never fully understand: we were all made in the image of God, and we don’t have to be ashamed.

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Breaking Free from Body Shame
Faith, Identity, Disability Jess Connolly Faith, Identity, Disability Jess Connolly

Breaking Free from Body Shame

Whether you struggle with illness, injury, or just insecurity: I believe God’s Word can be a balm for our souls and a pathway to freedom. It’s one thing to know in your head that you were created in the image of God. Yet it’s quite another to experience this belief in your body, against the cultural ideals of a woman’s worth. And between the two lies a world of frustration, disappointment, and the shame of somehow feeling both too much and never enough in your body.

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How Did We Get Here? The Science of Faith
Faith, Suffering, Identity Matthew Sleeth, MD Faith, Suffering, Identity Matthew Sleeth, MD

How Did We Get Here? The Science of Faith

Humanity is the work of God’s own hands. If you think that life on Earth took four billion years or so to get where it is now, the Bible gives you room to hold this view. If you believe it took seven days, the Bible gives you a solid place to stand. What it does not yield to either camp is that we are a cosmic accident.

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Redefining Communion
Faith, Identity Nigel Wallace Faith, Identity Nigel Wallace

Redefining Communion

We can make our way through entire days and weeks without acknowledging the Beauty of our Creator. Without admiring His creation, or loving our neighbor. Without taking one long look in the mirror, and choosing to truly love what we see. To acknowledge the truth that the Image of God exists within me.

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