Terra McDaniel

I'm a spiritual director and writer in Austin, Tx. I meet remotely with folks from all over. I'm very rarely on Twitter--find me on Instagram!

[Terra McDaniel @terramcdaniel]

What if you are grieving in a time of year when many are celebrating? What if the most wonderful time of the year isn’t for you? Can hope for renewal and honesty about pain coexist?

https://t.co/wdHARafjJN

[Terra McDaniel @terramcdaniel]

Hopeful Lament is...
a finalist in the 2023 IVP Readers’ Choice Awards! Voting for winners is live now at https://t.co/CXYWDH714Z and closes on Friday, November 17 at midnight.
**Note you’ll have to vote for books in several other categories as well to participate.

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🗳️ Vote now for the best IVP book of 2023 in Spiritual Growth: https://t.co/eSAmAatBLZ

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[Terra McDaniel @terramcdaniel]

What if you are grieving at a time of year when many are celebrating? What if the most wonderful time of the year isn’t for you? Can hope for renewal and honesty about pain coexist?

https://t.co/wdHARaeLUf

[Terra McDaniel @terramcdaniel]

Here's the interview I just did with @RaptInterviews. We talked about identity, personal struggles, my new book, the Holy Spirit, and more. You might be surprised. Check it out!

https://t.co/MOiGSIVbJG

#raptinterviews #interview #christianleaders #liveauthentic

[Terra McDaniel @terramcdaniel]

There continue to be more reasons for lament than I wish there were-active war in Israel and Gaza and Afghanistan has been hit by three earthquakes in less than a week.

#wednesdaywisdom #healing #wholeness #grief #hope #lament #hopefullament

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A little reminder for anyone who needs it today.

#wednesdaywisdom

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Repair requires telling the stories of pain and loss without avoiding them. But before that has the chance to be truly healing, our bodies need to experience goodness and safety.

#wednesdaywisdom #spiritualdirection #safety #healing #lament #wholeness #embodied

[Terra McDaniel @terramcdaniel]

It was a lifechanging read for me. Incredibly healing and clarifying. Thank you @bethallisonbarr !

[Kristin Du Mez @kkdumez]

I started ep 1 today & couldn’t stop, all 4 episodes straight through. It’s heavy viewing even if you didn’t live it. But it’s so well done. A gift to so many who can know they’re not alone. Like I told the Amazon exec: Who knew Amazon could do the Duggars & be this good!?🙃

[Terra McDaniel @terramcdaniel]

Please read this entire thread, particularly if you are connected with (or have ever been) evangelical circles. @R_Denhollander speaks wisely and graciously from hard-won experience.

[Rachael Denhollander @R_Denhollander]

If you have not watched “Shiny Happy People” on Amazon, do. If you are in the evangelical circles, please, you really should. Most importantly, we need to consider the breadth of IBLP’s influence and teachings, and ask how this affects what we see happening today...

[Terra McDaniel @terramcdaniel]

“Children are the most human among us. They are the most present, most authentic, and most connected with the least effort and intention.” -Lacy Finn Borgo from her latest book (Faith Like a Child).

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#wednesdaywisdom #spiritualdirection #fear #love #life #brave

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What if?

#spiritualdirection #spiritualdirection #limits #love #strength

[Terra McDaniel @terramcdaniel]

"I have learned not to be surprised that I’ve been chosen. We have all been chosen for love. The anointing was given at creation’s dawn."

-Drew Jackson (God Speaks Through Wombs)

[Terra McDaniel @terramcdaniel]

Will you meet us
In the ache
And show your face
Within our sorrow
And offer us
Your word of grace:
That you are life
Within the dying,
That you abide
Within the dust,
That you are what
Survives the burning,
That you arise
To make us new.

-Jan Richardson

#ashes #lent #love

[Terra McDaniel @terramcdaniel]

Let me have too deep a sense of humor ever to be proud.
Let me know my absurdity before I act absurdly.
Let me realize that when I am humble I am most human,
Most truthful,
And most worthy of your serious consideration.
—Daniel A. Lord, S.J.

#wednesdaywisdom #spiritualdirector

[Terra McDaniel @terramcdaniel]

Our bodies often know before our minds do when the anniversaries of loss and grief are happening. Honor the graces of what or who was and is no longer present. Honor your grief in a tangible way. Light a candle. Go for a walk. Tear some cloth or paper. Make their favorite food.

[Terra McDaniel @terramcdaniel]

The God who thundered at injustice and cried over cities has room for the full range of your emotions, including the painful ones. Who else needed that reminder today?

#wednesdaywisdom #spiritualdirection #grief #love #whole #healing #embodied

[Terra McDaniel @terramcdaniel]

But the reality is that the truest thing about you is that you are beloved. What would it be like to live as if that is true?

#wednesdaywisdom #spiritualdirection #belonging #love #whole #healing #beloved