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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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Read more about the article A Glimpse of Hope for Healing the Wounds of Racism
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A Glimpse of Hope for Healing the Wounds of Racism

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 20, 2022
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Privilege and Race
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I’ve struggled a bit this past week to understand how much the Buffalo shooting should be understood in a wider context of racism in the United States. Esau McCaulley’s essay…

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The Promise of Jesus’ Resurrected Body

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 19, 2022
  • Post category:Books/Healing
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If you ever need a good ice breaker, you can say, "Tell me the story of one of your scars." People will tell you about accidents and injuries, both mild…

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Read more about the article The Problem of Insidious White Supremacy
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The Problem of Insidious White Supremacy

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 18, 2022
  • Post category:Privilege and Race
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At church on Sunday, we prayed for the families of the victims of last weekend’s horrific and racially-motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, NY. In our small, predominantly white, New England…

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Read more about the article S5 E19 | Resting in a Restless World with Kate Rademacher

S5 E19 | Resting in a Restless World with Kate Rademacher

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 17, 2022
  • Post category:Faith/Healing/Podcast
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What does rest in a restless world look like? Kate Rademacher, public health expert and author of Reclaiming Rest, talks with Amy Julia Becker about rest, burnout, healing, social justice,…

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The Kaleid Project and To Be Made Well

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  • Post published:May 16, 2022
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I’ve started hearing from groups around the country that are using To Be Made Well for discussion and teaching. Some of these groups are a half dozen people, others number…

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The IEP Meeting Every Child With a Disability Deserves

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  • Post published:May 14, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Parenting
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Peter and I both cried at Penny’s annual meeting to discuss her IEP (Individualized Education Plan) goals.  We cried because we were so overwhelmed with pride in her and gratitude…

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Teaching Our Children What We Are FOR

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  • Post published:May 13, 2022
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Eboo Patel’s essay for the New York Times Tuesday reminded me that I want to teach our kids what we are FOR as a family. So we support restrictions on…

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Read more about the article Vivian Mabuni Endorses To Be Made Well

Vivian Mabuni Endorses To Be Made Well

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 12, 2022
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I’m so struck by Vivian Mabuni’s description of our world: “weary, splintered, and hurting.” And I’m so grateful that she sees To Be Made Well as an offering that is…

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God Would Make a Real Bad Farmer

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  • Post published:May 11, 2022
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I am not a gardener. I love beautiful flowers and I welcome farm-to-table vegetables. But I do not provide such things for myself. And even I know enough about farming…

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Abortion and People With Disabilities

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  • Post published:May 9, 2022
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Last week’s leak of a draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade has people talking (yelling?) about abortion all over again. I wrote last week…

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