Faith and a Folding Chair
Hebrews 10:24-25 – Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of His return is drawing near.
Covid had a way of making the world feel smaller.
Empty streets, canceled plans, faces hidden behind masks. I told myself isolation was fine, but the truth was, I was tired of being alone.
So when I heard a handful of guys were meeting for Bible study in a bus warehouse in Bawcomville, I didn’t care how sketchy it sounded. I was in.
That warehouse was no chapel.
It smelled like metal and dust, and the wind whistled through the cracks. But what took place inside could not have been more sacred.
We sat in folding chairs and opened our Bibles, but more than that, we opened our lives.
Men spoke fears they had never voiced, struggles they had carried in silence—addiction, shame, failures that still left scars. And instead of judgment, there was prayer. There were tears. There was laughter that felt like a release valve after years of pressure.
We stayed late into the night, long after common sense said we should go home. But nobody wanted to leave. Revival was happening there.
That warehouse taught me more than I expected. Faith was never meant to be a solo sport. When one part of the body hurts, we all feel it. When one part heals, we all rejoice. That’s what pulled us back, week after week.
For me, it became a living picture of what Christ’s body was meant to be: honest, powerful, and deeply connected. Every time I left, I carried less shame and more freedom.
“Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another—especially now that the day of His return is drawing near.” — Hebrews 10:24–25
That’s what those nights in the bus warehouse were really about. Ordinary guys choosing to show up, to listen, and to lift each other up when life felt heavy.
And maybe that is the point—we do not need a stained-glassed building to find God’s people. Sometimes all it takes is a few folding chairs and the courage to show up. Because when our eyes are fixed on Jesus, we find Him in the most unexpected places—even in a dusty bus warehouse in Bawcomville.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
- When have you experienced the power of community in your faith, and how did it impact you?
- How can you intentionally encourage or show up for someone else this week, even in small ways?
- What does Hebrews 10:24–25 teach you about the importance of gathering and supporting one another in faith?
- In what ways does fixing your eyes on Jesus change the way you see ordinary spaces and moments around you?
