HeyJaredThe Mending
Contemplative (sometimes confessional) essays and invitations exploring faith, creativity, and the art of healing a wounded heart.
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Belief Can Be a Burden or a Balm (opens the original)
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Community Request for Feedback (opens the original)
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They Might Reject You. I Hope You Choose Yourself Anyway. (opens the original)
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The starting point came during a season of what felt like a cascade of endings.The last couple of months have been layered with exhausting, sometimes grief-stricken, sometimes frightening circumstances. Some days have been spent triaging wounds (in a literal and figurative sense); most days, I've focused on taking one day at a time. I’ve had to set aside most endeavors and dreams in order to survive the season.That interior space from which my words come went through a dry spell, as I’d poured t
Prompt: Where Are You Noticing the Light? (opens the original)
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10 Things I’ve Learned About the Power of Retreat (opens the original)
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A quick note: If you’re subscribed to more than one of my homes or newsletters on the internet, you’ll likely see this pop into your inbox a few times today. I’m not trying to overwhelm you. I just want to make sure all the people in all the places get to see this because I don’t want anyone to miss out!<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9QnK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4a3
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