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Do You Need a Safe Place to Share Your Heart?

  • by April Yamasaki
  • Posted on November 24, 2016September 25, 2020

A pastor shared a personal struggle with a group of other pastors at a denominational gathering. Several expressed support, and the group prayed together, but one of the pastors later expressed this caution:

You probably shared because you thought it was a safe place, but I submit to you that it’s not.

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Is Self-Care Part of Your Paid Employment, and Should It Be?

  • by April Yamasaki
  • Posted on August 25, 2016May 2, 2019

When I’m at church on a Sunday morning, I’m usually up front welcoming everyone to worship, leading prayer, or preaching. But one Sunday morning, as our youth led worship, I actually sat in the balcony with my husband. “How does it feel to have a week off?” one of our church members asked me.

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