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A Tender Touch for Dirty Feet
As we observe Maundy Thursday and Jesus washing the feet of the disciples, Dr. Dan Allender recalls his own experience of feet-washing and what it revealed to him about the holiness of tender touch that is too much to bear.
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Aging into Grace
Becky Allender writes about recent encounters with the human aversion to aging, and about one dear friend who showed Becky what it means to live a vibrant, beautiful life no matter the age.
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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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Tuning in to the Unseen
Trapper Lukaart reflects on how intimately the unseen spiritual realm is woven into our day-to-day life, and on our choice between engaging it or writing it off.
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Six Signs of Codependency
Abby Wong-Heffter writes that sacrificial love can devolve into a destructive form of codependency when we don’t allow space for our own needs and desires.
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When I’m Sixty-Four
Becky Allender reflects on aging and re-learning what it means to step into the fullness of the beauty God created for her.
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The Debris of #MeToo
Laurie Proctor, a facilitator with The Allender Center, writes about how the #MeToo movement has stirred up her own memories of sexual abuse, reminding her that even as she empowers others, the work of telling her story is not over yet.
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The Cost of Belonging
Becky Allender reflects on an early experience with the human tendency toward division and separation, and on how that dynamic of belonging is still playing out in her life today.
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