Checking In, Part 2

The Allender Center Podcast

The Allender Center

Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Mental Health, Christianity, Trauma, Health & Fitness, Theology

4.6 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Allender Center Podcast, Dan and Rachael open up about navigating uncertain times with faith and intentionality.

They recorded this conversation before the results of the U.S. Presidential election were announced so that, no matter the outcome, they could focus on what it means to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly in today’s world.

As they examine both the cultural landscape and the state of their own hearts, we invite you to listen and join them in reflecting on what it looks like to live with purpose and compassion — even when the future feels unknown.

“American Gospel” (Jon Guerra, 2024), used with permission. You can hear more from Jon at jonguerramusic.com.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to the Allender Center podcast.
0:06.7	I'm Dr. Dan Allender.
0:08.7	And I'm Rachel Clinton-Centen.
0:10.5	We're fiercely committed to providing hope and healing to a fragmented world.
0:14.7	And restoration for the heart.
0:17.2	Thank you for joining us.
0:18.5	Let's get this conversation started.
0:30.5	Thank you for joining us. Let's get this conversation started. Well, welcome, folks, to a new world, and the election has occurred. Here's our dilemma.
0:38.1	We chose, and you can question our sanity, and I'm sure you've actually done so many times,
0:43.3	but we chose to do this podcast before we know who actually so-called won the election.
0:52.3	So given that, we know this is coming after the election has
0:58.4	maybe been decided. I think the likelihood is that it's possible that there won't actually
1:06.5	be a full-fledged clarity as to who won, but assume that our reflection implies that at some
1:16.7	point there will be a clearer decision as to who won the election.
1:23.6	So, Rachel, as we begin with that, a little warning, tell me how you approach coming into this conversation.
1:38.3	Honestly, I just feel, I just want to name, I feel this often, but I feel this particularly in approaching
1:46.7	this conversation, that words feel risky and dangerous and to speak or to say something or to try
1:53.6	to articulate something, ways that could be misheard or misinterpreted or provocative or disruptive, whatever. So I come to this conversation,
2:06.8	feeling a bit timid, honestly, and probably not much different than the conversation we had earlier last week.
2:20.1	I can agree in that my body still feels the upheaval.
2:29.4	But there is something I know to be true in my spirit that feels maybe, even though I can say
2:41.0	it's still night, but I can see some of the first lights of day coming.
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