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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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Reviewing the Year

  • Post published:January 14, 2026
  • Post category:Current Events
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In 2020, Peter happened upon a guide that we’ve found helpful in reviewing the year. (We’ve lost the source for this, I’m sorry to say! We think it was either…

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Mamma Mia on Broadway

  • Post published:January 14, 2026
  • Post category:Family
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Penny and her friend Rachel have had a regular Saturday night “watch party” since they were both stuck at home during Covid. There’s a good chance those watch parties started…

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When the New Year Hits Harder Than Expected

  • Post published:January 14, 2026
  • Post category:Culture/Current Events/Faith
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This New Year took me by surprise. I climbed in bed with a head cold the night of December 31 (long before midnight). I hadn’t yet reviewed 2025. I wasn’t…

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Read more about the article January 2026 • Things Worth Your Time

January 2026 • Things Worth Your Time

  • Post published:January 13, 2026
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Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month of January… BOOKS The Lazy…

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How the Civil Rights Generation Can Lead Us Out of the Culture War

  • Post published:January 13, 2026
  • Post category:Culture/Current Events/Podcast
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E8 — We're living through a season of deep division, political unrest, and global instability. Justin Giboney, political strategist and author of Don't Let Nobody Turn…

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Read more about the article The Birthday Emotions I Didn’t Expect

The Birthday Emotions I Didn’t Expect

  • Post published:January 7, 2026
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I didn’t expect turning the corner from 19 to 20 to feel like such a big deal. Our daughter Penny came into this world two decades ago, on December 30th,…

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Using Your Breath to Interrupt Anxiety

  • Post published:January 6, 2026
  • Post category:Faith/Healing
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When anxiety creeps in, our breath often carries the story we’re telling ourselves. In my conversation with Justin Whitmel Earley, he points out that we can use our breath to…

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My Favorite Books of 2025

  • Post published:December 31, 2025
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Here are books I loved in 2025. Non-Fiction The Discipline of Inspiration by Carey Wallace. Everyone is an artist, and all art is from God. I’m having trouble putting my…

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Why Ignoring the Body Never Works

  • Post published:December 30, 2025
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E7 — Your body is trying to tell you something. Are you listening? In this episode, corporate lawyer Justin Whitmel Earley joins Amy Julia…

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What Happened When 30 High Schoolers Met Our Daughter

  • Post published:December 18, 2025
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President Trump’s use of the r-word to describe Tim Walz sparked a huge increase in the word on social media, and the majority of that increase came from people using the word to…

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