WellThought is a collection of essays, videos and tools to equip the church for the vision of the church. We pray these items will help encourage and challenge you to be more like Jesus. If you have any questions or suggestions, or are interested in contributing future content, contact our editors at wellthought@jacobswellnj.org.
Lent Reflections: Good Friday
The staff will be posting reflections every Friday throughout the Lenten season. On Good Friday, Pastor Scott Jones shares the significance of Jesus bearing our shame on the cross. ...
Lent Reflections: Joy and Generosity in Mission
The staff will be posting reflections every Friday throughout the Lenten season. This week, Morgan Rudanovic shares her own story and challenges us to consider what generosity looks like in our lives. ...
“It’s Not My Problem": Seeking Justice and Mercy
The staff will be posting reflections every Friday throughout the Lenten season. This week, Jonathan Sgalambro discusses what it means to "do justice" and how we might demonstrate the love of God to a world in need. ...
Life in Multiethnic Community
The staff will be posting reflections every Friday throughout the Lenten season. Michael Bond continues our series by exhorting us to enter into one another's stories as we follow the example of Jesus....
Lent Reflections: Thoughtfully Engaged
The staff will be posting reflections every Friday throughout the Lenten season. Dave Lawrence continues our series by challenging us to look to Jesus and be thoughtfully engaged with those around us....
Lent Reflections: Gospel Centered
The staff will be posting reflections every Friday throughout the Lenten season. Jelani Walker continues our series by sharing what it has looked like for his identity to be anchored in the Gospel....
Lent Reflections: A Gift and an Invitation
The staff will be posting reflections every Friday throughout the Lenten season. Rachel Suarez begins our series by sharing an introduction to Lent....
The Faithfulness of God in Obedience
Sonya Coords shares their experience of being foster parents and how we’ve seen God through this journey....
Reformation 500
Thoughts from Pastor Mark Twombly on the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation....
Vibrant Joy
Rushina Patel shares her experience in learning how to live life in community with open doors and a heart of deep joy....
Thoughts on Discipleship Groups
As we head into a new year as a church, hear from our WellThought Coordinator on what to discipleship groups mean to her....
A lament of pain and sorrow
Dave Lawrence writes a Psalm of lament, and even through sorrow, our God is near. ...
Community Lament
Do you sometimes feel like Jesus can't even hear you? There is hope....
The Power, Relevance and Comfort of the Psalms
Frank Slingerland, one of our musicians, writes about the power, relevance and comfort of the Psalms in his own life and in the life of the church. ...
Playlist: A Worship Leader's Perspective
The Psalms have been referred to as the hymnbook of God’s people. They are a collection of songs written from the hearts of those who have walked with God through trials, joy, suffering, victory and pain....
Dead to Sin and Alive to God
Once we were sinners, but just as Jesus was raised from the dead, we too have been resurrected, and now the person that marches through the world day by day is a new creation...
What sort of sorrow for sin?
When we come across our own sins, how do we react? Is there sorrow? If so, what kind? In this post Jacob's Well member Leah Riehl interacts with two types of sorrow reflected in 2 Corinthians 7:10 ...
Advent Prayer: Freedom (Liberty to the Captives)
In week 3 of advent, we looked at freedom and sought liberty for those in captivity or bondage. This prayer was written and read by our host for the morning....
Faithful to the Core
Our new series at Jacob's Well will explore our core identities. Find out more...
Sinned Against
Sin rises out of context so we should consider viewing others as sinned against, not just sinners....