Tag: fear

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From Fear to Love

Wendy VanderWal Martin shares a lesson from Henri Nouwen’s book, Lifesigns, in which he suggests that “fearful questions never lead to love-filled answers.” Turning to love (and 1 […]

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Listen to the Longings of Your Heart

Jess Williams reflects on home and the longings of the heart that led her to St. Stephen. She talks about loving her heart for leading her well, and how her (sometimes messy!) life, and belonging to this community is teaching her to let go of perfectionism (fear!) and trust that our belovedness has nothing to do with what we are able to achieve or perform.

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