Family
Re-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...
ReadFinding Treasure in the Dirt, Part Three
This week on the Allender Center Podcast, Dr. Dan Allender concludes his three-part conversation with Laurie Proctor, who has completed the Training Certificate and the...
ListenGrieving the Death of a Parent, Part Two
This week on the Allender Center Podcast, Dr. Dan Allender and his wife, Becky Allender, continue our series about grieving the death of a parent—a...
ListenHow Great Thou Art
Last week on the Allender Center Podcast, we launched a two-part series in which Dan and Becky Allender are reflecting on the nature of grief...
ReadMothering
Growing a loving, secure attachment between parents and their children is a weighty, complex calling in any circumstances. When families include biological children alongside stepchildren...
ReadThe Grief of Miscarriage, Part Three
This week on the Allender Center Podcast, Dr. Dan Allender continues the conversation with his friend and colleague Jeanette White, Program Director at The Allender...
ListenThe Grief of Miscarriage, Part Two
This week on the Allender Center Podcast, Dr. Dan Allender continues a conversation with his friend and colleague Jeanette White, Program Director at The Allender...
ListenMy Family and Alton Sterling
Last week, Susan Kim wrote about the need to confront the hate that is bred by fear, and the common resistance to naming hate—particularly in...
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