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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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Read more about the article “I’m Not Enough” and “I’m Too Much” Are Both Catch Phrases for Shame

“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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Read more about the article Lent Is Not About Sacrifice. It Is About Desire.
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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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Without People with Disabilities, We Are Missing Out

  • Post published:March 7, 2022
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If your church doesn’t have any participating members with intellectual disabilities, you are missing out on knowing the fullness of who God is.  I’ve been reading Brian Brock’s wonderful book,…

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Read more about the article An Embodied Lent for Kids and Grownups

An Embodied Lent for Kids and Grownups

  • Post published:March 5, 2022
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Penny and Marilee accompanied me this year for the Ash Wednesday “stations” at our church—an embodied Lent for kids and grownups. Each station contains an activity, a prayer, and a…

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I’m Giving Up Potato Chips for Lent

  • Post published:March 2, 2022
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I’m giving up potato chips for Lent. (For those of you who listened to the podcast episode with Becca Stevens, yes, this is thanks to that conversation.) It’s such a…

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