Some people think faith is strongest in the center of the room: the stage, the spotlight, the places where influence gathers and power speaks loudest. But when you read the story of Jesus with open eyes, something becomes clear. God rarely shows up in the places we expect. He shows up on the edges. In the quiet. In the overlooked. In the lives most people walk past without a second thought. Between Sundays faith is about learning to look for Him there.

Think about how God entered the world. Not through a palace, but through a teenage girl from a small village. Not in a royal bed, but in a borrowed stable. Not into a nation of strength, but into a people living under oppression. The first cries of salvation were heard not by kings, but by shepherds working the night shift. From the very beginning, God chose the margins. And if we want to follow Him, that is where we must learn to walk.

Jesus did not spend most of His time in palaces or places of influence. He walked with fishermen and widows. He touched people others would not touch. He sat at tables with outcasts. He defended the shamed. He called doubters. He restored the broken. He noticed the people the world forgot. The kingdom He preached flipped every category. The first would be last. The overlooked would be blessed. The rejected would be restored.

This is why Between Sundays faith matters. Sunday might remind us who God is. But Monday through Saturday remind us where God is. And most often, He is already standing in the places we avoid.

Here is the challenging part. You cannot follow Jesus comfortably. You can only follow Him closely. And closeness will always take you nearer to the margins. That is where compassion becomes real. That is where love grows costly. That is where faith stops being theory and becomes life.

If God chose the margins to enter the world, why do we assume He is most present in the center? Why do we rush toward influence, platforms, and comfort when the One we claim to follow keeps bending low?

Jesus hides Himself in people the world ignores. Serving them is not charity. It is worship. It is a way of saying, “I see what You see. I value who You value.”

So let me ask you some questions as you walk into this week.

Between Sundays faith is not about escaping the margins. It is about expecting Jesus to already be there. It is about slowing down enough to see the people He sees, stepping toward them with the same love that stepped toward you.

The God of the margins has not changed. He still moves toward the broken, the weary, the unseen, and the overlooked. And when we move with Him, we discover that the edges of our world are often the places where His presence feels closest.

Keep The Faith (K.T.F.)

This week at the table, ask one simple question:

“Where did you see Jesus in someone others might overlook?”

Maybe it was a classmate who sits alone. Maybe it was a coworker who never gets thanked. Maybe it was the cashier who showed kindness or the neighbor who usually goes unnoticed. Jesus often shows up in the people the world forgets.

Let this question help your family slow down and pay attention to the edges, because the God of the margins is still moving there. And when we learn to see who He sees, our hearts begin to look a little more like His.

The Selfless Way

At this time of year, everybody’s hunting for that perfect gift, the one that says, “I see you,” without you having to say a word. And if you’re anything like me, you’d rather spend your dollars with people who are creating something meaningful, building something local, or putting real care into what they offer.

So think of this as my holiday “things I love” list, Oprah style, but Madison and beyond, Selfless Way flavored. These are businesses and products I support, enjoy, and think you should check out for Christmas gifts, host gifts, or just because you want to bless somebody (including yourself).

We’ve got art with heart, self-care products, books, popcorn, coffee … a little of everything. Take a look!