Story
Recycling, Shame, and Ambivalence
When I dropped our recyclable container at the end of the street, I noticed that our address had been worn off. I then drove down...
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Blood Woman
Our bodies are storytellers, yet we have a choice whether or not to let ourselves tell its story or to let what the world perceives...
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Leading Out of Healing
In my previous two blogs, I touched on some of the cultural messages and internalized beliefs within my own story that hindered me from being...
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A Summer of Play, Part Four
Dan Allender concludes our series on play alongside Russ Teubner, developer of a unique, artistic event space called Backstage Stillwater. Russ and Dan reflect on how we can create spaces of play in the world around us.
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“You Got This.”
Becky Allender writes openly about embracing her body with goodness and patience, and growing her self-confidence.
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A Summer of Play, Part Three
Dan and Becky Allender reflect on what deep, meaningful play reveals about living as people who are captivated by the radiance of God.
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A Summer of Play, Part Two
Dan and Becky Allender wrestle with some of the obstacles that relegate play to an afterthought or addendum to the rest of our lives.
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A Summer of Play, Part One
Dan and Becky Allender kick off a new series all about the beauty and necessity of play, just in time for the arrival of summer.
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