STORIES
Stories for the road.
Honest reflections and lived faith, shared when the time is right. This is a place for the real middle of life — not just the polished ending.
Hope without pretending.
We are creating a library of stories that meet people where they are: in questions, in grief, in renewal, and in the slow work of becoming.
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Honest stories
Stories that leave room for complexity, questions and the grace still unfolding.
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Scripture in real life
Words of faith brought gently into ordinary days, hard seasons and conversations that matter.
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Shared courage
Small reminders that none of us are the first to feel this way — and none of us have to walk alone.
YOUR VOICE MATTERS
Have a story?
We are building a place to share it with care. For now, let this be a quiet promise: there is room here for what is true.
The Beacons story collection
Real voices. Faith in real life.
Personal stories and podcast conversations about faith, struggle and the things that shape us.
Have a story to share? Join Rowan for a video podcast conversation.
The collection
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Darvie Fenison
Faith & Ministry
Still learning to follow Jesus.
Decades in ministry have not stopped Darvie learning. He reflects on humility, serving one person at a time, grace beyond performance and the questions suffering can bring.
Lizzie Martin
Faith & ADHD
Faith beyond a perfect routine.
Lizzie shares what faith looks like when attention, reading and routines are difficult—and why being welcomed, understood and remembered by a community matters to her.
Rowan Welch
Faith & Forgiveness
The story behind Beacons.
This time Rowan takes the guest's chair. He talks with Chris about losing his father, years of distraction, the experience of forgiveness and why other people's stories inspired Beacons.
Chris Miller
Faith & Leadership
The person behind the pastor.
Pastor Chris Miller shares his journey from resisting faith to serving a church, with an unusually honest conversation about pride, burnout and learning empathy.
Sophia Vinecombe
Faith & Parenting
Faith in the middle of family life.
Sophia reflects on rebuilding faith through family upheaval, making room for prayer and raising her children with a foundation she hopes they can return to.
Rob Kelly
Faith & Works
Grace for an ordinary life.
Rob reflects on the pressure to get faith right, the place of good works, and learning to live from gratitude rather than fear.
Six more at a time. Explore as much as you like.
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