by kandersen | Jul 12, 2022 | Christian Living
The church doesn’t understand neurodiversity. Our understanding of these conditions as a nation has only begun to develop within the past fifty years. ADHD was only added to the DSM in 1968. The DSM didn’t introduce the full spectrum of Autism until 1997...
by kandersen | Apr 5, 2022 | Christian Living, Christian Thought Contributions
The Critical Questions Churches Need to Ask in a Deconstructing Age Thoughts from a Communication Expert on Trading in a Sermon-Centric Model to Facilitate Transformational Discipleship Several years ago, I had a pretty significant existential...
by kandersen | Feb 1, 2022 | Christian Living
I can’t put my finger on when my obsession started. I’ve never had much of a green thumb and never felt particularly drawn to foliage. But at that moment, standing in IKEA, I knew I needed to own a palm tree. Now, since it was Christmastime in the frigid...
by kandersen | Dec 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you are anything like me, you’ve been busy finishing up all the last-minute details before Christmas day arrived. Between putting out decor, baking cookies, sending out Christmas cards, wrapping presents, and squeezing in all the Christmas traditions you...
by kandersen | Dec 9, 2021 | Christian Living
There is nothing like finding the perfect gift for someone you love. That’s one of my favorite parts of the Christmas season. When I find a gift that truly encapsulates who someone is, it brings me so much joy. I can just imagine their face lighting up when they open...
by kandersen | Nov 27, 2021 | Christian Living
It has been a challenging season, hasn’t it? For some, if not most of us, we are stepping cautiously into the holiday season. We have been jostled around by circumstances. We have been so socially isolated for the last twenty months that maybe we didn’t feel...
by kandersen | Nov 19, 2021 | Christian Living
Each year, the month of November ushers in a warm and inviting sense of fond Thanksgiving traditions. As many of us daydream of spice-infused pumpkin pie, the delicate dance of leaves drifting to the ground below, and storefronts glowing in golden hues, our sense of...
by kandersen | Nov 12, 2021 | Christian Living
I’ve got to admit it: thanksgiving has always felt trite to me. After the childlike wonder in listening to legends of pilgrims and Native Americans wore off, the concept of going around the table and listing off the most obvious things to be thankful for felt...
by kandersen | Nov 5, 2021 | Christian Living
Every year Thanksgiving comes around and creeps up on me again. I somehow manage to get a turkey in the oven, but that doesn’t mean I’ve done the work to prepare my heart and mind for the holiday. In fact, the very concept of thankfulness tends to feel...
by kandersen | Jun 8, 2021 | Christian Living, Uncategorized
I sat shaking. Paralyzed. Terrified. “Just talk to Jesus. Tell him what you’re feeling.” My friend urged me. I gulped and whispered, “I can’t. I’m too scared.” My heart was broken. I felt devastated. Hopeless....
