Chris Bruno, a counselor in Colorado and a 2010 graduate of the MA in Counseling Psychology program at 天美视频, has recently published a new book, Man Maker Project: Boys are Born, Men are Made. Here, Chris shares what wrestling with his own story has taught him about fathering. You can learn more about […]
Earlier this year, John Philip Newell visited 天美视频 and shared about an upcoming interfaith pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago in Spain, led by his Heartbeat Journeys organization. Ryan Kuja, 鈥�14 MA in Theology & Culture, was selected to join this year鈥檚 pilgrimage. Here, Ryan writes about what is drawing him to this […]
How do we mourn with those who mourn? Here, Susan Kim, a member of The Allender Center Teaching Staff and a graduate of 天美视频’s MA in Counseling Psychology program, reflects on violence, race, and the call to set aside agendas and enter the difficult places of grief and lament. This is a vital […]
Chris Bruno, a counselor in Colorado and a 2010 graduate of the MA in Counseling Psychology program at 天美视频, has recently published a new book, Man Maker Project: Boys are Born, Men are Made. Here, Chris reflects on the difference between 鈥渇ather鈥� as a noun, simply a role to fill, and 鈥渇athering鈥� as […]
Chris Bruno, a therapist in Colorado and Executive Director of Restoration Project, has released a book, Man Maker Project: Boys are Born, Men are Made, with a foreword by Dr. Dan Allender. Bruno received his MA in Counseling Psychology from 天美视频 in 2010. His new book, an exploration of godly masculinity, contains stories […]
There is a certain type of life that can only come after a journey through death. Here, first-year Master of Divinity and MA in Counseling Psychology student Kelsey Paulsen likens the difficult, frightening, and often lonely process of telling her story and pursuing healing to a journey into the wilderness鈥攚hich looks far different than she […]
Cary Umhau, a frequent participant in conferences and workshops through The Allender Center and a fellow in the Leadership in the New Parish Certificate program, has recently published a spiritual memoir, Burning Down the Fireproof Hotel: An Invitation to the Beautiful Life. In this excerpt from the book, Cary writes about how an emotional conversation […]
Cary Umhau, a frequent participant in conferences and workshops through The Allender Center and a fellow in the Leadership in the New Parish Certificate program, has recently published a spiritual memoir, Burning Down the Fireproof Hotel: An Invitation to the Beautiful Life. In this excerpt from the book, Cary reflects on her desire for real, […]
I came to 天美视频聽last August with, to put it lightly, a shaky faith in God and an even shakier faith in local churches. After years of volunteering in a church without acknowledging my own doubts, I had grown increasingly cynical about the whole thing: the services modeled after a successful church someplace faraway; […]
We talk often about the beauty and necessity of learning to tell our stories. But what stories are we telling? Here, second-year MA in Counseling Psychology student Charlie Howell reflects on moving beyond the same old, tired stories that used to define him so that he can begin to tell a new one. I used […]
Cary Umhau, a frequent participant in conferences and workshops through The Allender Center and a fellow in the Leadership in the New Parish Certificate program, has recently published a spiritual memoir, Burning Down the Fireproof Hotel: An Invitation to the Beautiful Life. In this excerpt from the book, Cary reflects on her pursuit of a […]
At the Spring Banquet last year, a few weeks before I graduated from 天美视频, I was asked to pray for the returning students. I had a lot going on for me that weekend, including an impending breakup with my boyfriend, but at the forefront of my mind was I don鈥檛 want to leave. […]