Holidays

Home for the Holidays
This week on The Allender Center Podcast, Dan and Becky Allender launch a new series reflecting on the holiday season—and all of the complexity it...
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Home for the Holidays, Part 2
This week on The Allender Center Podcast, Dan and Becky Allender continue our series about engaging the holiday season in all of its beauty and...
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Home for the Holidays, Part 3
Last week on The Allender Center Podcast, Dan and Becky Allender discussed their experiences of welcoming guests into their home. This week, as we continue...
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Opening Up to Receive and Give
This week, Dan is joined by a longtime friend, Cary Umhau. Cary is the author of Burning Down the Fireproof Hotel, and her work has...
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The Gift of Connectedness
This season of gift-giving may prompt a myriad of layered feelings: excitement, pressure, anticipation, dread, hope, and inadequacy. How do we give gifts that are...
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Mary’s Song: A Christmas Reading
This Christmas day we are taking a break from our regularly scheduled episodes, but wanted to leave you with a reading of Mary’s Song, The...
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Holiday Madness
As nature slows down, many of us are gearing up for a busy holiday season – beginning with Thanksgiving next week. Dan and Becky Allender...
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The Nature of Disappointment
As we enter the holiday season with anticipation, there are times when we will also feel, well… disappointed. How do we honor disappointment without being...
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