Moving into Grief
I am in the middle of moving, over Christmas, with a one-year-old baby, and I don’t wanna. I mean, I do—it is an amazing gift...
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The Lightness of Being
I heard the car drive up our gravel driveway. Mia, my wife Becky as she is known by our grandchildren, and Elsa, my darling two-year...
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Rejoice & Lament – An Invitation to Advent Joy
“My invitation today is that if those of you who find yourselves in a season where lament feels more true I want to give you...
ListenThe Geography of Advent
Five years ago this Advent, I was assigned a new client at a community mental health facility for severely traumatized and chemically dependent individuals. The...
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Defining Trauma & Abuse
“Trauma shatters our presumptions, and in some sense, the illusion of how we live. It turns upside down our sense of time, perspective, and even...
Listen Why Should I Look at My Story?
“When you use the past to create a life in the present that is not open to the kindness, tenderness, grace and mercy of God...
Listen God Loves Sex, Part Four
God Loves Sex: An Honest Conversation about Sexual Desire and Holiness, by Dr. Dan Allender and Dr. Tremper Longman, III was released November 4. Join...
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God Loves Sex: An Honest Conversation about Sexual Desire and Holiness, by Dr. Dan Allender and Dr. Tremper Longman, III was released November 4. Join...
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