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Knowing Full Well

  • Post published:April 13, 2022
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“Your works are wonderful. I know that full well.” These words from Psalm 139 sound like a typical statement of praise stating that God’s creation is wonderful.  I can join…

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To Be Made Well for Your Church

  • Post published:April 11, 2022
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I just got the most encouraging news. My pastor called and told me that she and our associate pastor had talked about what they wanted to do for our summer…

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Believe Your Belovedness

  • Post published:April 6, 2022
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The center of healing is belovedness.  I’ve been thinking about three steps to healing: acknowledge harm, ask for help, and participate in healing.  All three of them depend upon belovedness.…

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S5 E16 | How to Cultivate Contentment with Niro Feliciano

  • Post published:April 5, 2022
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In a society that pursues happiness at all costs, how do we cultivate contentment? Niro Feliciano, psychotherapist and author of This Book Won’t Make You Happy, talks with Amy Julia…

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Waking Up Disappointed With Myself

  • Post published:March 30, 2022
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I woke up feeling despondent about the second glass of wine from the night before. Feeling worried about the tightness in my jeans. Feeling disappointed in all the things I…

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“I’m Not Enough” and “I’m Too Much” Are Both Catch Phrases for Shame

  • Post published:March 28, 2022
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I’m not enough.  I’m too much. It took me a LONG time to realize that both of these statements are catch-phrases for shame.  It also took me a LONG time…

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Lent Is Not About Sacrifice. It Is About Desire.

  • Post published:March 24, 2022
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I’m starting to understand Lent as a time to notice my surface desires and say no to them, just for a moment.  I “gave up” potato chips this year. This…

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To Be Made Well | YouVersion Study

  • Post published:March 17, 2022
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This is exciting! I wrote a 5-day devotional to accompany To Be Made Well that is now available on YouVersion, the Bible app.  Here’s the plan description: Are you hurting?…

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“What Do You Want?” Is Not a Trick Question

  • Post published:March 16, 2022
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My friend Niro texted me a few months ago and told me I needed to pray for 40 days in anticipation of releasing To Be Made Well. And when Niro…

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Read more about the article S5 E14 | The Beauty and Wounding of This Here Flesh with Cole Arthur Riley

S5 E14 | The Beauty and Wounding of This Here Flesh with Cole Arthur Riley

  • Post published:March 8, 2022
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The effects of trauma often surface in our embodied existence. What about hope? Cole Arthur Riley, author of This Here Flesh and creator of Black Liturgies, talks with Amy Julia…

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