Shame
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The Courage of Kindness
Andrew J. Bauman writes about the deep courage to believe shame and contempt do not lead to healing. It is the kindness of God that leads to repentance.
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Intriguing Scriptures, Part Four: Dr. Craig Detweiler
Dan talks with Craig Detweiler, President of The Seattle School, about the transfiguration in Luke 9, and about how we respond to moments of divine beauty.
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Intriguing Scriptures, Part Three: Dr. Derek McNeil
Dan talks with Dr. Derek McNeil about Luke 22:24-34 and how ongoing growth requires that we face our capacity for betrayal and the ways we've been betrayed.
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Integration at the Movies
Laura Wade Shirley writes about a trip to the movies and how it sparked new chapter in her ongoing work of integration and restoration.
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Chasing Eden: The Search for Secure Attachment
Paul Quinlivan writes about the impact of early attachment experiences, and about his hope that a moment of misattunement does not have to be end of the story.
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Believing We Are Untrustworthy
Kellay Chapman reflects on the core message that often underlie evil’s attempts to destroy goodness: the accusation that we are too untrustworthy to know God or to know our own true selves.
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Untangling Our Stories
Kellay Chapman writes about a particular story that is part of her life’s tapestry, and about the gift of untangling that story with curiosity rather than contempt.
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