My Eyes
Racism often comes in the form of exclusion, humiliation, and degradation directed at people based on the particularity of their bodies and faces. Here Jennifer...
ReadRace and Trauma, Part One
This week, Dan is joined by three friends and colleagues: Allender Center teaching staff members Wendell Moss, Susan Kim, and Abby Wong-Heffter. Together, they begin...
ListenWhy Race?
Updated July 2020. A few years ago, Dan Allender began to more deeply reflect on the ways in which he has overlooked racial trauma in his...
ReadWe Are Getting a Puppy: Caring for Our Younger Selves
We are getting a puppy. My boys have been asking for a dog for years. I have not had good experiences with dogs. When I...
ReadDealing with Difficult People, Part Three
Dan’s series on dealing with difficult people continues this week. Opening with Proverbs 21:22: (21:22): “A wise man scales the city of the mighty and...
ListenRe-embodying Our Beauty
“I said to the almond tree, ‘Sister, speak to me of God.’ And the almond tree blossomed.” – Nikos Kazantzakis My daughter came into the...
ReadDealing with Difficult People, Part Two
This week, Dan continues his series on dealing with difficult people. He provides three questions to consider about the nature of these relationships. He then...
Listen#MeToo
#MeToo is a social media movement that cuts a small but significant hole in the dark façade of silence. Most social media protests fade like...
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