Able to Love, Willing to Grieve
For the next two weeks, Cathy Loerzel, Executive Director of The Allender Center, will write about the before and after of childbirth—a difficult, life-changing process...
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Trauma Care in Galatians 6
On this week’s podcast, Dan begins a new series, based on Galatians 6, about trauma care and the effect that it has on you, the...
ListenShame and the Cross—Dan Allender at Mars Hill
“We as individuals and a culture have learned that shame is too dangerous to get near. It evokes too much when we hear someone even...
Read Vicarious Trauma and the Church
This week’s podcast marks the conclusion of a series on trauma care in the local church. In Part One, Dan discussed the crucial idea that...
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I Am Not Finished
Today, Becky Allender reflects on the pain that comes with looking at our stories and grieving the joy that is lost as it is interrupted...
Read Trauma, Marriage, and the Church
In Part One of this series on trauma care and the church, Dan discussed the crucial idea that we all—not just trained professionals—need to be...
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The Scarcity or Abundance of Singleness
This post continues a series about scarcity and abundance by Abby Wong-Heffter, a member of The Allender Center Teaching Staff. In the first part, Abby...
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On this week’s podcast, Dan introduces a series on the role of trauma in the context of the local church. He offers three overall categories...
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