by kandersen | Oct 14, 2022 | Christian Living
Do you ever feel like loneliness is a more constant companion than most friends? The irony is both captivating and haunting. The gnawing feeling of loneliness can trigger anxiety, lengthen depression, and make it easy to isolate yourself even further. So how do you...
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 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...