A note from Anneke: God’s Word is “the thinnest place to experience glimpses of His bare heart.” I’m reading Ann Voskamp’s WayMaker, and just a few chapters in it’s already been such a timely reminder of God’s faithfulness during a time in my life when I feel like I’m doing a lot of waiting. (Side note: I did not expect this book to cause me to press deeper into my marriage, but that has been an unexpected plus!) I’ve been pondering this phrase, that God’s Word is “the thinnest place to experience glimpses of His bare heart” (WayMaker, page 32). It echoes in my mind the lyrics from one of my favorite songwriters about his experience in Jerusalem: “And when I touched the wall, the veil, it never felt so thin…”* Last year, I found myself immersed in a new intimacy with Christ through Scripture that expanded my soul knowledge of Him. I saw, experienced, participated in the process of the Spirit alive in my life through God’s Word (and in the lives of people I love) in a way that I knew was possible but was different, fresher, than anything I had experienced in my lifetime of reading the Bible. The veil was thin. That veil—that not yet part of the already-not yet Kingdom we belong to that is alive and well here on earth—becomes thinner when we read and sit in His Words to us. We get to experience glimpses of His bare heart. We’re pausing our content for the next few months, so The Recap Podcast will not be returning for 2026. But I wanted to encourage you: Stay in Scripture. Commune with your Father. Abide in Christ. Walk in the Spirit. This is how we get to know the love of the Father—by just being with Him. The Holy Spirit, given fully and freely to us through Christ, has poured out God’s love into our hearts (Romans 5:5)! Lean into and allow that love to captivate you this year. If you’re looking for a place to start, check out the Dive Studies Podcast for past seasons of The Recap and our Acts study. Link in bio. Happy 2026, friends! *Maybe Next Year, song by Andrew Peterson (fb)

We’ve discussed so much this year the importance of Scripture in community. It’s what we seek to model on The Recap, set within the context of this quote from Benjamin Myers: “Theology…is not a private table for one but a rowdy banquet of those who gather, famished and thirsty, around Christ. The lonely work of reading and writing is not yet theology but only its preparation. Theology happens wherever we are drawn together into the congenial and annoying labor of conversing, listening, and disputing—in short, where we are drawn into a collective struggle for truthful speech.” If you’ve been with Dive Collective from the beginning, you’ll remember that one of the things we started with were Dive Studies—live, online conversations surrounding a book of the Bible. We’re bringing them back! Woven with where we’re currently reading in our Bible Reading Plan, Erin will be hosting Reflection Groups, beginning with the Gospel of John. Join a live, online conversation and see for yourself how the Spirit works in community. Join the Gospel of John Reflection Group, Tuesday mornings at 6am PST, March 12 through April 2. Head over to our profile and click on Reflection Groups in linktree to sign up! (fb)