Tag: overcoming shame
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When Love Rewrites Our Labels
We are experts at building walls out of things that were meant to protect us. In the first century, a man named Matthew built a wall out of coins. As a Jewish tax collector working for the Roman Empire, he traded his community, his religious standing, and his family for financial security. The outside world…
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No Take-Backs: The Ancient Law That Secures Your Identity Today
We all have family phrases that carry their own weight. In my family, we have a shorthand rule for the moments when someone gets married, or when a child goes to stay with another family member. We look at each other and say, “No take-backs.” It’s our way of saying that the boundary lines have…
The Anchor Point 