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Rage Poetry & Protest Prayers
Informed Consent Let me start by saying, this world is a mess. We are in dire straits—and in the face of such extreme threat, only...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Jan 2010 min read
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I’m Finally Going to Publish a Book
I just wrote a book in 23 days. It was intense. I couldn’t get it out of my head, not even when I was sleeping. I wrote over breakfast. I...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Jul 9, 20247 min read
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What I've Learned About God from Writing Fiction: Love & Suffering
In my previous blog post, I used my experience as a writer of fiction to engage with the question of whether God gives us free will, or...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Apr 14, 20249 min read
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What I’ve Learned About God from Writing Fiction: Free Will vs. Determinism
I began this year with a blog post about rest. Throughout the month of January, I rested aggressively and with intention. One of the...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Apr 5, 20247 min read
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Incarnation: Embodied Love & Longing
Christmas conjures up a lot of associations for me. A mountain of presents piled under a tree. Family trips to the movie theater after...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Dec 23, 20238 min read
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Oppenheimer: Integration vs. Damnation
I saw Oppenheimer last Saturday. Seeing movies in the theater was one of the things I missed the most during COVID. The first movie I can...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Aug 1, 20237 min read
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Let's Say the Worst Happens: Imagination in the Face of Despair
My toddler is a sprinter. She also hates riding in carts. This means that, when we go to Target or the grocery store, she is either...

Karyn Resch Brackney
May 28, 20237 min read
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Like Waves on the Beach: The Circle of Security
My earliest memory is of my mother’s voice. She was calling my name. “Karyn! Karyn!” But the urgency of her voice couldn’t quite cut...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Mar 21, 20237 min read
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Re-telling, Re-embodying: Attachment Healing
Ever seen those posts on social media asking people to describe what they do for a living? The firefighter says, “I bust through your...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Feb 19, 20236 min read
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The Ability to Trust: Attachment & Spirituality
I am the oldest of five children. One of my earliest memories is of cuddling my mother’s belly when she was pregnant with my brother. I...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Jan 22, 20236 min read
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