Yes, Tell Your Story—The Bible Tells You So
Abraham is the patriarch of our faith. What we rarely mention, however, is that he also trafficked his wife twice and impregnated a teenage Egyptian...
ReadTheology, Trauma, and the Space Between
“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood and runs over rocks...
ReadFilled with Gratitude: My Lay Counseling Certificate Experience
Elizabeth Olmstead, a recent Lay Counseling Certificate program participant, shares the impact of her time at The Allender Center. Learn more about our Certificate programs...
ReadLighting Torches and Illuminating Caves: The Allender Center Way
The room bears an uncomfortable silence unless someone dares to shift in their seat. The chairs squeak, air bounces through the heating ducts above. Eyes stare...
ReadThe 3 Central Questions of The Story Workshop
The questions God asks Adam, Cain, and Hagar—the earliest questions recorded in the Bible—give us access to what intrigues God. And what intrigues God must...
Read10 Years of the Story Workshop: How it Came to Be and Where it’s Heading Next
Jeanette White is the Program Director at The Allender Center and is a 2010 graduate of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology with an...
ReadHealing Through the Lens of the Labyrinth
Melanie Lindell writes about her experience in a labyrinth, a stunning, physical reminder that, often, the only way out is in.
ReadAnticipation, Anxiety, and Vulnerability
Kathleen Heppell shares her experience of participating in our Fall 2013 Story Groups. Spring 2014 Story Groups begin February 4. Anticipation and anxiety danced awkwardly...
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