#dan allender

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[graceandpeacejoanne]

Sweet's discourse on growing new is refreshingly lifegiving and entirely counter-cultural. "Third Agers tell the stories of Jesus in ways that synthesize all and resonate with all, give voice to the oppressed, ventriloquize those who are suffering, and build for the future."

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[suziegallagher]

A academic reflection of Dallas Willard's "Renovation of the Heart"

What book would you recommend? “That’s interesting, I’d like to know something about spirituality. Can you recommend something for me to read that would be helpful?” Introduction This essay is framed in the context of Christianity. Spirituality must be viewed from our own lived experience and our weltanschauung[1] and it would be disingenuous to not be authentically Christian and…

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[graceandpeacejoanne]

Styles of Relating

This twenty minute video offers some ideas about styles of relating we turn to, to protect ourselves rather than enter into deep relationship. #StylesofRelating #Genesis3 #ClothedinChrist

Grace and Peace Joanne YouTube Channel Dan Allender, in his book The Wounded Heart talks extensively about “styles of relating” as they pertain to those who have been sexually abused. Since the first edition of his book, the concept of “styles of relating” has been expanded by many others as a way to describe a pattern of behavior that develops as a defensive strategy when a person has been…

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[modernwitnesses]

Emily F.

Today, Emily speaks to us about how God speaks to her, processing pain and disappointment, observing Sabbath and books you will want to add to your list.

Emily F.

Tell us a bit about how you grew up and your childhood:I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, and I’m the oldest of 3 kids. My father worked in business, and my mother worked as a dental hygienist. We attended a local United Methodist…

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[what-a-colorful-mess]

Emotions are like messengers from the front lines of the battle zone. Our tendency is to kill the messenger.

Dan Allender

[placeofdiscipleship]

The issue of truth in relationships is never a matter of trying to figure out who is right and who is wrong. It is an issue of whether troth (pledge of loyalty, commitment) grows as both people seek the truth together. Truth is measured not only by how accurate the words are but also by how the words bind the hearts of those who seek the truth together. The more we seek truth together, arm in arm and heart to heart, the more we will gain a greater understanding of what is true. When we ask, seek, and knock, the promise of God is that our deepest hunger will be satisfied. So if my wife accuses me of being angry and I defend myself or deny what she is saying, I have not only broken troth, but I am at the same time running from the truth. I don't have to agree with a person's perception to keep troth, but the more bonded we are, the more likely it is that we will see things in concordance with each other. Honesty is not just saying what we feel or think; it is seeking to be laid bare before the eyes of truth to see as we are seen.

Dan B. Alleder, Leading with a Limp

[placeofdiscipleship]

A godly response in the face of abuse is to grieve -- for the perpetrator's sin and for the damage done to our soul; but the natural response is to cower in shame, condemning our own soul for being so foolish as to hope, want, or risk... We ignore the issue of depravity and feel shame about our longing for what God intended for us to enjoy.

Dan Allender “The Wounded Heart”