The Allender Center Podcast

Holding the Tension of Grief, Gratitude, and Grace

November 24, 2020

Though we are just now emerging from the season of Thanksgiving, tomorrow marks the first Sunday in Advent. We hold much gratitude, grief, and tension...

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Engaging Grief and Gratitude

November 20, 2020

This season of Thanksgiving looks quite different than previous years, many of us not gathering with families and loved ones around a table. Acknowledging this...

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Contempt and Kindness in the Kingdom of God

November 13, 2020

Picking up on the theme from last week, Dan and Rachael have a fiercely honest and grief-filled conversation about the influence of polarization, idolatry, and...

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Engaging Fear and Uncertainty in the Kingdom of God

November 6, 2020

As a nation, the United States is in the midst of great uncertainty, so Dan and Rachael took time to reflect together on what is...

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Calling & Character: Queen and King Archetype

October 30, 2020

In their final conversation about archetypes within the kingdom of God, Dan, Cathy, and Rachael unpack what it means to be a widow or widower,...

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Calling & Character: Prophet Archetype

October 23, 2020

Continuing a conversation about what it means to live out the character of God in the context of the kingdom of God, Dan, Cathy, and...

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Calling & Character: Priest Archetype

October 16, 2020

This week, Dan, Rachael, and Cathy take a deep dive into and further reflect on the archetype of priest. What is required for a priest...

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Calling & Character: Prophet, Priest, King

October 9, 2020

In this episode of the podcast, Dan and Rachael are joined by Cathy Loerzel, Executive Vice President of The Allender Center, to begin a conversation...

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How Are You Doing? Checking in with Dan and Rachael

October 2, 2020

Since it has been a few weeks since Rachael and Dan hosted together on the podcast, they decided to sit down and check-in both with...

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Relationships between Married Couples and Single People

September 25, 2020

As the month of conversations about marriage draws to a close, Dan and Becky invite Beau Denton and Ashley Wright on the podcast to talk...

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