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Cries in the Wilderness

Somatic reflections on Christian faith, intimacy, healing, and the mystery of becoming.

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Sep 9, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    The Struggle (opens the original)

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    Last weekend I spent two days backwoods camping in a lush tract of wilderness about two hours west of home. It was the most physically challenging trip I’ve taken in a long time — probably no big deal for an experienced backpacker, but a demanding trek for someone who only camps once a year. Hiking up out of the valley on the last day was a triumphant victory, drenched in sweat, muscles burning, heart pounding, lugging my over-full pack, grinning and viciously alive. <a class="image-link image2

  2. Issue · Sep 1, 2026

    I’m opening my practice to couples ♡ (opens the original)

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    Hi friends,I’m delighted to share something new with you.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="644" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LkYD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaw

  3. Issue · Aug 14, 2026

    Faith When Everything Falls Apart: Dr. Astrid Tuminez on Grief, Surrender, and the God Beyond Fear (opens the original)

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    In this intimate conversation, I sit down with my mother, Astrid Tuminez, to talk not about her public life as a university president, executive, and leader, but about the private spiritual story underneath it all.She reflects on growing up in poverty in the Philippines, the early images of God that gave her structure and safety, and the ways religion shaped her sense of goodness, ambition, fear, and belonging. From Catholic childhood to Mormon certainty, from intellectual awakening to devastati

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