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The Particulars of Spiritual Abuse: Mind Control and Loyalty
Last year, Rachael Clinton Chen and Dr. Dan Allender dove into a series on the dynamics of spiritual abuse and forms of trauma that can...
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Curiosity & Commitment: Qualities of a Well-Lived Story
Dr. Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton Chen welcome back podcast guest Jimmy McGee, President and CEO of The Impact Movement, to have a conversation about...
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Am I My Brother’s Keeper? Recognizing White Privilege and Speaking Out Against Racism
In the midst of the civil unrest these past few months, the words that linger in my mind are from Genesis 4:10: The blood cries...
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New Normal?
An unexpected shift At first so shocking, So unsettling, So off-center. Fear began without understanding. A kidney donation surgery canceled. Fury and outrage, “Why?”...
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Noticing the Dead Things
Like most people, for me, this season of Covid-19 has been challenging. Watching the daily news bring increasing numbers of deaths matches the gloomy, Chicago...
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Holy Ground
Holy ground, where are you now? The place Jesus stood before the High Priest… Do you still remember? Where are you, dirt, which the...
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Preparing for Holy Week in a Season of Fragmentation
We find ourselves in the midst of a collective trauma that both exposes, overwhelms, and compounds suffering. In this new reality, as we come upon...
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The Battle for Joy
I just woke up early in my daughter’s home. There are no sounds of our freshly born granddaughter, Parker, or her mother or father. I...
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