Father’s Day: A Day for Honor and Honesty
Jay Stringer writes about the crucial connection between honesty and honor, reminding us that to truly honor our fathers—and ourselves—we must be honest about their impact on our lives.
ReadDance With Me
Robyn Whitaker writes about how the movement of Sabbath is inviting her to dance, to reclaim the delight, intimacy, and embodied freedom that trauma sought to destroy.
ReadSummer Reading: Just Mercy
Dan shares his second recommendation for essential summer reading: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, a book that shines light into some of the darkest realities of our nation’s systems of racism and injustice.
ListenSummer Reading: Survivor Café
This week, Dan kicks off our Summer Reading series with a recommendation for Survivor Café by Elizabeth Rosner, a vivid look at the impact of generational trauma and the ways we tell the stories we have no language for.
ListenChasing Eden: The Search for Secure Attachment
Paul Quinlivan writes about the impact of early attachment experiences, and about his hope that a moment of misattunement does not have to be end of the story.
ReadA Theology of Abuse with Dr. Chelle Stearns, Part Two
Dan continues his conversation with Dr. Chelle Stearns, a violinist and Associate Professor of Theology at The Seattle School, about her work toward developing a theology of trauma and abuse.
ListenA Brave Lament
In this excerpt from A Brave Lament, Andrew Bauman writes about learning to welcome and tend to grief after the tragic loss of his son.
ReadA Theology of Abuse with Dr. Chelle Stearns, Part One
Dan sits down with Dr. Chelle Stearns, a violinist and Associate Professor of Theology at The Seattle School, to talk about her work toward developing a theology of abuse.
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