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Self-Denial is a Form of Self-Care

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Self-Denial is a Form of Self-Care

It’s all too easy to think that giving ourselves what we deserve is self-care, and sometimes that is true. Yet, so often our problem is not that we have too little, but too much. The privilege we swim in turns blessings of provision into a numbing agent that blinds us to the outer world. We become enslaved to what is available to us, and we’re guided by our incessant hunger for more, denying the fact that we’re already so full.

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Liturgy for Communion and Communication

Liturgy for Communion and Communication

We wrapped up LISTENING TO THE HEARTBEAT OF GOD by weaving some of the major themes into our prayer for approaching the Lord’s Table. This liturgy is a combination of texts from the Book of Common Prayer, call-and-response reading of scripture, and custom-written words that connect to our series… Read More

The Daily Examen

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The Daily Examen

Our culture is in something of an emotional renaissance. There is an interest in emotional health and integration that has not been seen for several generations; one only needs to peruse social media to see the meteoric rise in conversation and resources directed towards better knowing our own hearts… Read More

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