HeyJaredMelissa Affolter
Listening, bearing witness, and finding light in the midst of our stories.
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Will you join me? (opens the original)
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The new ReStoried Community will officially launch in early 2027, but in the meantime, I’ll be hosting a ReStoried support group this Fall. Dates and registration details are coming soon!After my recent update about launching the new ReStoried Community, I received several kind messages from those of you wanting to know more about the groups and how you can support me in the process of this launch. Thank you. Your enthusiasm and encouragement toward me personally has meant so much. In following
The ReStoried Community (opens the original)
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In 2021, I wrote about the prayer I had been praying – asking God to keep me humble, quiet, and small. I’m still praying that prayer, five years later, along with another one more recently – Bless the work of my hands, Lord. Sometimes I pray these words upon rising, other times, I throw the phrase up into the skies as I go on one of my long walks. I am in a season of new work that feels refreshing and hopeful, but also challenging and uncertain.One thing that has remained
On receiving the kingdom (opens the original)
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When we look back on our lives, or reflect back on particular seasons, it’s not uncommon to wonder how we ended up “here,” whatever the “here” is presently. I’ve written before about surrender, and the discomfort of feeling like we live “at the mercy” of our lives. One of the things I have found most perplexing and discouraging about the Reformed tradition is the emphasis placed on framing all of our circumstances as God’s sovereign will. I’m not trying to say our lives are not lived out under
On decisions (opens the original)
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“Many Christians approach decisions as though God has hidden the correct answer somewhere and our job is to decode the clues.Did the door open?Did someone say the right phrase?Did the same Bible verse appear twice?But Scripture usually describes wisdom less like solving a riddle and more like becoming the kind of person who can choose faithfully.God may care less about whether you decipher the secret plan than about who you become while deciding.̶
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