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Agility

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An Integrated Life: Balancing Rigidity and Chaos
Thrive blogger, Amy Dunn, reflects on the concept of integration and how humans navigate the river of life, avoiding the rocky shores or rigidity and chaos.
Thriving

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Dr. Dwight Radcliff’s Prophetic Hip Hop Playlist
Want some of Rev. Dr. Radcliff's greatest hits from the history of hip hop? Check out the playlist here!
Emotions

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A Practice: Lamenting with Movement
Lament is a constructive way to embrace suffering. It aligns our emotions and beliefs, and invites us to action.Â
Meaning

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A Broad Place: We Do Not Live in a Shoebox
Thrive blogger, Amy Dunn, reflects on Miroslav Volf and creating a broad place in which we can grow and become.
Christian

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The Makeup of a Flourishing Life
Thrive blogger, Amy Dunn, summarizes Miroslav Volf's ideas about a flourishing life.
Meaning

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A Practice: The Transformative Power of Reflection
Reflecting on our experiences reinforces or disrupts our internal narratives about ourselves and our perceptions of the world.
Christian

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Eras: Attachment doesn’t fade with Age (Part 3)
What can the church learn from the success of Taylor Swift's Eras tour? This is Part 3 of a 3-Part Series.
Christian

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Eras: No Longer Emerging but not Quite an Adult (Part 2)
What can the church learn from the success of Taylor Swift's Eras tour? Read more in Part 2 of a 3-Part Series.

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Eras: What do Taylor Swift and the church have in common? (Part 1)
What can the church learn from the success of the Eras tour? Part 1 of a 3-Part Series.
Thriving

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How Can we Reestablish Meaningful Connection in This Digital Age?
Dr. Pam King discusses the importance of creating transformative systems that will enable human thriving.
Practices

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A Practice: How to Build Bonds With Others
Developing deep bonds with others requires effort. Ask yourself these questions for deeper understanding, and you might feel less lonely.
Practices

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A Practice: Finding Purpose by Imagining the Future and Excavating the Past
This practice is taken from an interview with Dr. Belle Liang and is adapted from her book, How to Navigate Life.