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Replay and Rest: Imagination and Hope
In the third and final episode in our “Replay and Rest” series, we’ll revisit a conversation between Dan and Becky Allender as they reflect on...
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The Revolution in Mary’s Magnificat
As we enter the Advent season, Dan and Rachael reflect upon Mary’s Magnificat with theologian Dr. Chelle Stearns from the Seattle School of Theology &...
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Friends from the Beginning: 10 Year Celebration
When Cyndi Mesmer agreed to participate in the very first Training Certificate program in 2011 (now Certificate in Narrative Focused Trauma Care Level I), she...
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The Black Dress
I stand in my closet looking at all the clothes I have not worn for more than a year. I am not going anywhere, and...
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The Resurrection Story
After spending a few minutes remembering the joys of celebrating Easter last weekend, Dan and Rachael turn to the text to walk through the resurrection...
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The Realm of Regret
My husband has a phrase that makes sense when he is talking about finances, but sometimes he says it out of the blue. He will...
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Disruption and Defiance in the Resurrection
It feels as though we’ve been living in a year of Lent, Dan comments, let alone the past forty days as we near the end...
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Holding Hope for a New Year
We may be at the start of a new year, but that does not mean we leave all of what transpired in 2020 behind—this season...
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