Healing Posts

Gifts that Emerge Out of Belovedness
When I was in sixth grade, we moved to Connecticut. I ended up in the “talented and gifted program” at my school. My “gifts” seemed

Hope Heals: Partnership of Hope and Healing
Last week, I had the honor of spending 24 hours with the board and staff and co-founders of Hope Heals. The time reminded me of

A Prayer for Healing
“I believe. Help my unbelief.” “Lord, save us!” “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she might

Healing Is Slow
As some of you already know, I had my own bout with Covid last week. I felt miserable for a full two days, and I

Asking for Help Is Hard
It sounds like a simple formula: Acknowledge your need. Ask for help. Participate in healing. I noticed this pattern in Jesus’ healings a while ago,

S5 Bonus | To Be Made Well Excerpt
For anyone struggling with pain or loss, for anyone concerned about the things that divide us, this episode—this book— is for you. It’s launch day

Time to Heal
How many people feel inexplicably exhausted right now? We’ve all felt a little bit beaten up these past few years. It Takes Time to Heal

Receive Healing: Pay Attention to Pain
The first step in receiving God’s healing is to pay attention to pain. Whether it is the pain of an aching back or the pain

Launch Team Coming in January
In January, we are putting together a launch team for To Be Made Well, and we would love for you to be a part of

FINAL Final Draft of To Be Made Well
My current stack of books: When the Body Says No Life of the Beloved God’s Hotel No Cure for Being Human Becoming Friends of

S5 E5 | The Enneagram: A Tool for Healing with Suzanne Stabile
In a society filled with disconnect and division, how can the Enneagram guide us toward compassionate living within our communities? Suzanne Stabile, teacher and author

Gratitude Is a Part of Healing
Is gratitude a part of healing? This past week, I read a healing story in Luke 17. Ten men with leprosy cry out to Jesus

The Most Important Work Is Repair
I said something to Penny a few days ago that made her cry, which makes me think today of the important work of repair. I

AJB Recommends: Spiritual Practices for Personal and Social Healing
It’s hard to heal myself. It’s hard to even admit I need healing, much less figure out how to do whatever it takes or what

Agents of God’s Healing and Grace
“We are being shaped into either the wholeness of the image of Christ or horribly destructive caricature of that image…We become either agents of God’s

What Is My Body Telling Me?
My back left tooth has been hurting for six weeks now. I passed it off as stress early on, but it got to a point

S4 E8 | How Love Rescued Me From the Streets with Dorris Walker-Taylor
Is healing possible for women coming out of abuse, addiction, sex trafficking, and prostitution? Thistle Farms ambassador, Dorris Walker-Taylor, tells her story of being rescued

S4 E6 | The Reunited States: Love Big Enough to Heal with Erin Leaverton
Erin and David Leaverton sold their house, loaded their three, young children into an RV, and traveled the country for a year. Their family’s journey