The Seattle School – Red Tent Living

How Great Thou Art

By: redtentwomen April 7, 2017April 6, 2017

Day to Day, relationshipsAging Well, Becky Allender, Dan Allender, Death, forgiveness, living in gratitude, Saying Goodbye, The Seattle School33 Comments

It was almost April and one news station reported that our city had had a mere forty hours of sunlight since October! It had been the darkest five months of my life.

Miraculous Love

By: redtentwomen March 1, 2017February 28, 2017

Day to Day, relationshipsBecky Allender, Dan Allender, Job loss, Lasting Love, Ministry Betrayal, The Seattle School23 Comments

It was during my parents’ annual summer visit that it all became real.

Telling the Truth

By: redtentwomen September 7, 2016September 5, 2016

Intentional Livingcourage, Dan Allender, Grief, Healing, Susan Tucker, The Allender Center, The Seattle School, The Story Workshop, To Be Told, trauma, truth17 Comments

Everything about the place said “welcome”: the rich red bricks of the exterior, the scent and sounds of the waterfront only a block away, the warm light falling on worn hardwood floors inside, and couches and chairs beckoning me to make myself at home.

Me first.

By: redtentwomen March 9, 2016March 8, 2016

Day to Dayboundaries, Graduate School, Mallory Larsen Redmond, self worth, self-care, self-forgiveness, The Seattle School7 Comments

Around the middle of our years in graduate school at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology—steeped in self-reflection, therapy, and the rehashing of our personal stories—my girlfriends and I were learning all about the importance of self-care.

Where grief and joy mingle.

By: redtentwomen December 18, 2015December 14, 2015

Day to DayDan Allender, Fatherhood, Grief, Joy, Leave and Cleave, Mallory Larsen Redmond, Marriage, Romance, The Seattle School, wedding1 Comment

I had been dating him for a few months when, while cooking dinner in his kitchen, he wrapped his arms around me and began singing a tune we could slow dance to—right there, next to the hot stove.

Holding Honor.

By: redtentwomen November 6, 2015November 3, 2015

Warrior, WholeheartedBecky Allender, Lord of the Rings, Seattle, Sex Trafficking, The Allender Center, The Seattle School14 Comments

I didn’t want to write about a moment in which I was honored. I wanted to write about how important it is to offer honor to others.

Part 2: Buying (and watching) Sex: It’s Not About Sex

By: redtentwomen July 2, 2014August 25, 2015

Warrior, WholeheartedAddiction, Awake Church, Control, God, Jay Stringer, Power, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Trafficking, The Seattle School, Therapy8 Comments

Today we feature part 2 of Jay’s series. We are honoring Jay’s voice and the unique perspective he brings us regarding the other side of trafficking, the driving force behind it, pornography, prostitution and the men who buy it. Red Tent Living is warring against evil and injustice, not against men. From this perspective we…