by David Alvarez | Dec 19, 2023 | Articles
I began to unravel during my third year on staff with The River Church. I experienced what I now recognize as a panic attack. It brought me to my knees, and though I managed to collect myself, pull up my bootstraps, and return to work, a few days later, I found myself...
by David Alvarez | Nov 5, 2022 | Articles
In my journey, I see how often my pain has been denied and what it’s required to survive, not thrive. I did everything I could to exist, at least. At that time in my life, I didn’t know how to listen to my own needs. I wasn’t attuned to my body and...
by David Alvarez | Jan 18, 2022 | Articles
The other night before bed, I read John 21:15-19. Jesus in this passage reinstates Peter after his thrice denial of him during his trial. Three times Jesus asked Peter, “Do you love me?” In verse 17, it says that Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him a third time. As...
by David Alvarez | Aug 18, 2021 | Articles
Psalm 46:10, Be still and know that I am God.” So much of the healing I’ve experienced has come through cultivating an intimate relationship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Now before we continue, let me give you one of the definitions I found for...
by David Alvarez | Jul 1, 2021 | Articles
The following post is written by a recent participant in our Healing Path 1 class. It had been a long time. Though I am only in my late twenties, I have already gone through many of the modern rites of passage into adulthood. I had moved out and lived on my own during...
by David Alvarez | Jun 6, 2021 | Articles
Recently, I had lunch with some dear friends in their backyard. We sat and enjoyed one another’s company for over two hours. When it was time for me to leave, they walked me to the door and hugged me. At first, I pulled back to protect myself but then realized...
