Kellay Chapman, Author at The Allender Center

Posts by Kellay Chapman

Kellay Chapman lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband, baby daughter, and faithful dog Banjo. An apprentice with The Allender Center, Kellay works for Southeast Raleigh Table Church and leads abuse recovery groups. She loves cooking good food, traveling, and telling stories on Instagram. You can find more of her writing at kellaychapman.wordpress.com.

You Are Someone’s Advent

by Kellay Chapman

Advent is upon us again. I used to feel like I wasn’t ready each year as Advent rolled around. I would lament not being more...

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The Journey of Facilitating Care

by Kellay Chapman

Kellay Chapman reflects on her journey of training and growth as a facilitator after five years of leading Wounded Heart groups.

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A Season of Abundance

by Kellay Chapman

Kellay Chapman considers the cultural messages about the holiday season and invites us to embrace the dance between scarcity and abundance.

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Believing We Are Untrustworthy

by Kellay Chapman

Kellay Chapman reflects on the core message that often underlie evil’s attempts to destroy goodness: the accusation that we are too untrustworthy to know God or to know our own true selves.

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Untangling Our Stories

by Kellay Chapman

Kellay Chapman writes about a particular story that is part of her life’s tapestry, and about the gift of untangling that story with curiosity rather than contempt.

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