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Read more about the article S7 E 13 | When Your Church and Political Group Turn on You with Nancy French

S7 E 13 | When Your Church and Political Group Turn on You with Nancy French

  • Post published:April 2, 2024
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! {Please note that we discuss abuse in this episode.}How do we love people across our political and social divides? What are the costs and gifts of…

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How to Reflect on a Just-Get-Through-It Year

  • Post published:January 1, 2024
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“You aren’t going to figure it out. You’re just going to get through it.” My friend Patricia first said to me years ago, when I was enduring sleepless nights with…

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Giving Tuesday

  • Post published:November 27, 2023
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It’s Giving Tuesday tomorrow, so I thought I’d mention two organizations that we love supporting with financial gifts: Special Hope Network. This beautiful organization welcomes families affected by intellectual disability…

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Read more about the article How to Find Joy Even When Life Is Hard

How to Find Joy Even When Life Is Hard

  • Post published:November 22, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Faith/Healing
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A couple weeks ago I was talking to Jamie of Mattea's Joy, and she asked me, “What does it mean to you to find joy in the journey?”  How do…

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Read more about the article Friendship Forms Durable Hope

Friendship Forms Durable Hope

  • Post published:November 7, 2023
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What do I do? People in my family received a terminal diagnosis for their child. What do I do? A woman recently emailed me this question. When I wrote her…

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Read more about the article S7 E5 | Finding Hope in the Dark with Curt Thompson, MD

S7 E5 | Finding Hope in the Dark with Curt Thompson, MD

  • Post published:October 31, 2023
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! How do we show up for each other in the midst of pain? Is it possible to hope when we’re suffering? Psychiatrist Curt Thompson, author of…

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Read more about the article Friendship: Judgment and Jealousy or Celebration and Compassion

Friendship: Judgment and Jealousy or Celebration and Compassion

  • Post published:October 19, 2023
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I learned early on in Penny’s life that if I spent my days comparing her to other kids, I would find myself in a place of judgment or jealousy. I…

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4 Ways to Deal with Brokenness

  • Post published:October 18, 2023
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The world feels shattered. Some days I feel shattered. What do we do with all our broken pieces? I’ve found that there are four ways to deal with the idea…

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Read more about the article Five Years of White Picket Fences

Five Years of White Picket Fences

  • Post published:October 4, 2023
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Once, when I was speaking at a church, I was introduced as an “expert on privilege.” The person introducing me didn’t mean that I’ve done anthropological or sociological studies about…

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Anxiety Is a Signal

  • Post published:September 26, 2023
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One night this summer, I had an anxiety dream (that’s what I call it). I don’t have them often, but in this particular dream I'm looking at a city that…

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