Reflections on the Year with Dan and Becky Allender

The Allender Center Podcast

The Allender Center

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

4.6 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

It’s become an annual tradition for Dan and Becky Allender to reflect on their year on the podcast, and today, we get to hear their personal reflections on 2023.

They discuss the loss of dear friends this year, the fragility of life, the heartache of crises happening around the world, and the impact of disappointment on some of their personal plans and dreams.

In the midst of grief, they also express gratitude for the goodness they have experienced this year.

As we listen, themes of simplicity, aging, and the awareness of life's brevity emerge. The Allenders discuss the need for kindness and grace in facing disappointment and the importance of not succumbing to fear, leaving us with hope as we look forward to the new year.

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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.
0:29.6	Thank you for joining us. Let's get this conversation started. Well, welcome to the end of the year. And one of the things that we have done a number of years is to reflect on some of the themes
0:40.5	and some of the particular moments that have shaped the year to be what they have been.
0:47.9	And some of what we're inviting you to do is to do the very same. And usually that requires two things. Time and a calendar,
1:00.5	at least from my standpoint, I don't remember a whole lot about the year until I begin to look at
1:08.2	day-to-week schedule. And I have a calendar in my phone, and I have a calendar, a written, and those became the bases for what we're going to do today.
1:22.4	And we recommend strongly.
1:24.1	Now, I'll also say that Rachel and Michael were going to be with us in this,
1:31.3	but I have the privilege of being with my beloved wife. So welcome, Becky.
1:36.7	Thanks, Dan. It's good to be here. And we'll come back to the year for you, but let me just say to the audience, the reason that
1:48.0	Michael and Rachel are not joining is because of the presence of their complex year,
1:56.0	including the glory of their little one, Evie, and the fact that between busyness schedule and
2:05.5	Evie just not really wanting to be quiet while we did this, we're now just the two that
2:16.6	will be reflecting on the year.
2:18.9	But I'll also say you're somewhat compromised.
2:23.0	You had surgery a few weeks ago and had to be intubated in the process and your right vocal cord.
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