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Renaming Certificate in Narrative Focused Trauma Care
The Allender Center has recently changed the names of our Training Certificate Level I and Level II programs. These programs are now named Certificate in...
ReadCradles
“I love thee Lord Jesus, look down from the sky, and stay by my cradle til morning is nigh.” Martin Luther I remember singing this...
ReadThe Loudness of Grief
My four-year-old son pushed gently on my still-protruding belly. “Why are you still kind of puffy there mama?” I took a deep breath to steady...
ReadBombarded
I have been feeling bombarded. The news feed on my phone compounded with radio and television news shows have left me penned in with too...
ReadThere’s No Going Back, Part Three
In response to a question about aging, Keith Anderson, former President of The Seattle School and friend of Dan Allender, wrote a reflection on turning...
ReadA Letter to My Younger Self
This letter is one I wrote to my younger self who grew up in a country with continuous effects of colonialism in the Philippines, where...
ReadThere Is No Going Back, Part Two
In response to a question about aging, Keith Anderson, former President of The Seattle School and friend of Dan Allender, wrote a reflection on turning...
ReadMy Testimony Is Better Than Yours
We Christians love a good story. We know that stories are powerful, and sometimes we get caught up in the craving for that power. I’ve...
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