The Value of Relationships

By Desert Stream
March 26, 2014
As a young believer in a faith-filled family, my early relationships were developed within my home church. However, during junior high, after being betrayed by some of these significant relationships, I withdrew, and from then on, pursued friendships outside the church. As one ...

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Overwhelming Grief

By Desert Stream
February 27, 2014
Several years ago I had a half-day intensive session with a pastoral caregiver who had decades of healing experience. Overwhelmed by grief, I had a great need for understanding, affirmation and encouragement. I recounted all the extreme sources of pain in my life. I just wanted t...

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Healing from Pain

By Desert Stream
February 27, 2014
The message of my life’s experience was to deny that any suffering was taking place—even when much suffering, loss or injustice was present. While I am certain that no-one intended to harm me, the denial of pain was part of how I grew up. My parents and grandparents w...

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