Christian - MandyGunter.com https://mandygunter.com Striving for biblical literacy and hope in a broken world. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 03:06:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/mandygunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-MG-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Christian - MandyGunter.com https://mandygunter.com 32 32 227822906 Echos in the Valley https://mandygunter.com/echos-in-the-valley/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=echos-in-the-valley Wed, 05 Jun 2024 03:05:59 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=644 I recently found myself in the garden, tending to some flowering bushes I have attempted to grow over the past couple of years. My beloved dog is buried amongst the fragrant gardenias and sweet olive trees. I had Molly for almost 14 years. As college sweethearts, Chris and I took...

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]]> 644 Triggers and Therapy https://mandygunter.com/triggers-and-therapy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=triggers-and-therapy https://mandygunter.com/triggers-and-therapy/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2024 02:28:54 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=494 Our culture and social media are flooded with language that would have baffled the population a mere decade ago. The trend of therapy and working on the self seems to climb upward every day. I, for one, find it to be a fascinating swing from what was considered the norm...

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]]> https://mandygunter.com/triggers-and-therapy/feed/ 2 494 Walking Each Other Home https://mandygunter.com/walking-each-other-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=walking-each-other-home Wed, 07 Feb 2024 02:53:18 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=193 As the calendar pages fall and the years seem to pass quicker, I visualize life as a journey. I have enough time under my belt now that I can see the hills and valleys behind me and know more await my arrival in the future. How is it that our...

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]]> 193 Old Testament Importance https://mandygunter.com/old-testament-importance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-testament-importance Sat, 03 Feb 2024 19:08:44 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=81 The Bible is divided into two primary sections- the Old Testament and the New Testament.  The New Testament details the life of Christ, the early church and letters written to it, and the promise of a world one day restored to perfection.  The modern church spends considerable time studying and...

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]]> 81 What is Trauma? https://mandygunter.com/what-is-trauma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-trauma Mon, 29 Jan 2024 04:32:19 +0000 https://mandygunter.com/?p=69 Trauma. It’s the new cultural buzzword. As it gains traction in popularity, it carries with it benefits and potentially harmful outcomes. If we are going to have a discussion about trauma, we should first identify an accurate definition. In his book, The Myth of Normal, Gabor Mate M.D. says, “Trauma...

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