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What I Wish People Knew About Anxiety

It can be hard to fully understand what a panic attack is like until you experience one for yourself. That’s why we decided to shed some light on the issue by asking what you wish people know about anxiety.  What would you add to the list?   Allison shared that one of the ways she relieves her anxiety is through art therapy. This is one of her recent paintings based on the Tauren Wells song “Hills and… … Continue reading

Who Sang It Better: Wally or Tauren Wells?

We’re huge fans of Tauren Wells and his song “Hills and Valleys.” In fact, Wally has his own “special version” of the song that he likes to sing. So we decided to have a special sing-off of Wally vs. Tauren Wells performing the song: We also talked about the impact of his work at Camp Electric, art inspired by his song, and what it was like to be on tour with Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey: … Continue reading

Wally, Betty, and Bekah Try to Rewrite a TobyMac Song

TobyMac’s song “I Just Need U” is a fantastic song on its own–complete with a hype-man and everything. But we decided to rewrite it to make it about the boring, everyday things that we relate to most in life: bad knees, food, and….more food.  We even hype-manned each other for it, even though that didn’t entirely work as planned…. Zach also did a version, but it mysteriously disappeared from the video….hmm. You can hear it in… … Continue reading

Not All Broken Things Belong in the Dump

I am standing in the middle of a dump in the capital city of Niamey in Niger, Africa. What makes this dump special is that a section of it has be reclaimed by CURE International and turned into a children’s hospital. In a place where people threw away the things they didn’t want, CURE is bringing new life to children, particularly children who could easily be cast off and thrown away because of their correctible… … Continue reading

Sometimes Life Hurts Before It Gets Better

“When my friends are running, I can’t follow them. The first thing I want to do after surgery is RUN!” – Hopsu I met Hopsu an hour before her surgery. Her magnetic smile lit up the children’s ward, and when I asked if she was scared she said, “No, I am excited!” I told her I would be in the operating room during her surgery and when it was all done, I wanted to see… … Continue reading

How to Pray for a “Hopeless” Situation

When someone in your life is walking through a crisis, it can be difficult to know exactly how to pray for them–especially when the situation they’re going through seems hopeless. That’s exactly how one listener felt when she emailed Wally: What should I pray for if there’s no hope left in the situation? My parent’s best friends were trying to have a child for nearly ten years, and when they finally had their son after a… … Continue reading

What Kind of Small Group Member are You?

Every small group is full of people doing life together, but we all do life a little bit differently. We fessed up with each of our own “roles” in our small groups and took some of yours as well. What kind of small group member are you? Click on each card to see the definition! … Continue reading