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The Gift of Connectedness
This season of gift-giving may prompt a myriad of layered feelings: excitement, pressure, anticipation, dread, hope, and inadequacy. How do we give gifts that are...
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Collective Healing: 10 Year Celebration
As we continue to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of The Allender Center, we have two special guests from The Allender Center team joining Dan and...
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Relationship Between Grief & Gratitude
Dan and Rachael start a new series on grief and gratitude. In this episode, they outline the importance of being open to grieving in order...
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Dr. J. Derek McNeil, president of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology and Cathy Lorezel, Co-founder of The Allender Center join Dan and Rachael...
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The Heavenly Host
I have mixed emotions about Christmas. I used to go “all out” when our children were young. I would scare our family by shrieking when...
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Am I My Brother’s Keeper? Recognizing White Privilege and Speaking Out Against Racism
In the midst of the civil unrest these past few months, the words that linger in my mind are from Genesis 4:10: The blood cries...
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Face to Face
A few years ago, I was at The Allender Center rushing down a hallway at the end of an event. I was about to round...
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A Stake in the Ground Against Racism
I woke up early on Saturday morning and my mind was instantly churning. With one eye cracked open and my mind still groggy from sleep,...
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