When You’re Not Feeling Very #Blessed
We don’t live in a culture of blessing. We live in a culture of #blessed. #Blessed is attached to anything from a birth announcement to a new boyfriend, a rental car upgrade ...
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The Burden of Love
Do you sometimes find yourself looking at something made of letters and thinking, Hey! I’m not illiterate. I love using my eyes! Well do I have a treat for you. Every month we re...
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Falling Far From The Tree
“The apple never falls far from the tree.” So the saying goes as a way of explaining why children most often resemble their parents. It is usually people’s response when they...
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When Self-Help Hurts
Most self-help books are quite confident about offering us advice on how to live our best life now by losing weight, gaining confidence, dealing with family issues, or hustling our...
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Chronic Not Curable
Of all my favorite heresies, mental self-determination probably tops the list. I am what I choose to be. Most of the primary spiritual experiences of my life had been framed in tha...
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June Book Club: Turtles All The Way Down
Well hello my dears, As you may have heard, I’M LAUNCHING A BOOK CLUB (you can read more about that here) where I will feature a mix of fiction, non-fiction, and spiritual ti...
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The Things We Tell Ourselves
When I was suddenly diagnosed with cancer, words to describe my situation came easily. I was “sick,” or “desperately ill,” or, let’s face it, “dying.” Now that modern...
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When Your Child is Diagnosed
Hello my dears, Today, I want to introduce you to someone very special to me—my mom! Since we’re in the Mother’s Day spirit around here, I thought it would only be right to i...
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How to Grieve Well: A Special Conversation
In the wake of Rachel Held Evan’s death, so many of you have asked questions like: What do I do with these awful feelings? When will they stop? Can I feel sad even if...
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The Language of Grief: New Podcast Episode
Hello dear friends, We are launching the new season of Everything Happens with heavy hearts today. We join those grieving our teacher and author and pastor and friend, Rachel Held ...
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