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Hoping FOR vs Hoping IN
There’s a big difference between hoping FOR something and hoping IN someone. I get them confused all the time, and I end up feeling foolish for having had hope. If…
S6 E1 | Good and Beautiful and Kind with Rich Villodas
Can goodness, beauty, and kindness make any difference at all in a wounded world? Rich Villodas, pastor and author of Good and Beautiful and Kind, talks with Amy Julia Becker about…
When Shame Becomes Joy and Guilt Becomes Gratitude
Sometimes our sources of shame and guilt can become sources of joy and gratitude. It happened again for me recently, when my aunt and uncle took our kids to Acadia…
Introducing Season 6 of Love Is Stronger Than Fear
Welcome to Season 6 of Love Is Stronger Than Fear, a podcast about pursuing hope and healing in the midst of personal and social brokenness. The lineup of guests for…
The Song of Our Scars
So many of us are carrying so much pain in our bodies and minds, which may be why I am loving The Song of Our Scars by Haider Warraich (it…
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The False Self is Fragile. The True Self is Vulnerable.
The false self is fragile. The true self is vulnerable. It can be really hard to know the difference. The true self is the part of me that is what…
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What If We Choose a Different Way?
We live in a culture that values: Productivity over people Intellect over empathy Individual over community Competition over compassion Invincibility over vulnerability Isolated achievement over mutual giving and receiving Control…
Honesty. Humility. Healing.
Be honest. Be humble. Begin healing. Bring healing. I had a chance to preach the final sermon in a series on healing at our church this past week. I talked…
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When Anger at Others Is Really Anger at Myself
I was so mad at Peter. I had made pulled pork and slaw for the woman at church who fell and broke her elbow. He was away, so he hadn’t…
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The Importance of Diverse Friendships
Friendships that cut across social dividing lines matter more than almost anything else in helping people move from one social class to another, according to a recent study. Diverse friendships…
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