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Leaning Into Discomfort: Transforming Your Life conflict jonathan mayberry katie rea ryan given cleave spiritual direction transformation wisdom tree wednesday Mar 19, 2025

“Fiction is crisis.” I was reminded of this Jonathan Mayberry quote in a recent article in

Writer’s Digest. Ryan Given Cleave wrote how fiction is all about the character’s messy

life. You don’t write about a bunch of happy people having a lovely day. “Instead, it’s

about embracing tension, chall...

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Transfigured--Afire with God elizabeth barret browning inner life mountains robbie pinter transformation wisdom tree wednesday Mar 16, 2025

I love mountains—the long love affair God has with humanity is manifested through many biblical stories that feature mountains: at Mt. Horeb, Elijah encounters God in sheer silence; at Mt. Sinai, Moses receives the Torah from God; at Mt. Olive, Jesus prays and sweats blood before being arrested; and...

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