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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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Read more about the article Social Connection in a Time of Social Distance {Ep 102}

Social Connection in a Time of Social Distance {Ep 102}

  • Post published:March 24, 2020
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Living in a time of social distance means Penny sets up at home for virtual ballet class. In many ways, for families like mine—relatively young, healthy, and living in a…

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Read more about the article When God Looks at Us with Love

When God Looks at Us with Love

  • Post published:March 23, 2020
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I was challenged recently to imagine God looking at me with love. When I sat down and closed my eyes and envisioned God looking at me, I realized there are…

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World Down Syndrome Day Movie Night

  • Post published:March 21, 2020
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Today is World Down Syndrome Day, a day in which we celebrate the life of our daughter Penny and of all the women and men with Down syndrome all over…

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Read more about the article Penny’s Gift of Encouragement is a Gift to Me

Penny’s Gift of Encouragement is a Gift to Me

  • Post published:March 20, 2020
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Penny's gift of encouragement is a joy to receive! I received some disappointing news this week (unrelated to the coronavirus) and took out my phone to send my husband—Peter Becker—a…

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Read more about the article Coronavirus Crisis and What the Bible Has to Say {New Podcast Season}

Coronavirus Crisis and What the Bible Has to Say {New Podcast Season}

  • Post published:March 17, 2020
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The coronavirus and the Bible are separated by centuries. Yet, amidst stock market plunges and coronavirus, the Bible's ancient wisdom shows us love is stronger than fear. It was after…

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Read more about the article Fear, Fearing the Lord, and Walking in Love

Fear, Fearing the Lord, and Walking in Love

  • Post published:March 16, 2020
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Any biology textbook can tell us that fear brings a lot of energy. In the face of threats (or perceived threats), adrenaline courses through our veins and helps keep us…

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How Can We Love Our Neighbors in a Time of Coronavirus?

  • Post published:March 12, 2020
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What does it mean to love our neighbors in a time of coronavirus? Like many Americans, I’ve paid increasing attention these past few days to reports about the spread of…

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Read more about the article Almost-Forgotten Women and Undoing Injustice

Almost-Forgotten Women and Undoing Injustice

  • Post published:March 9, 2020
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Most Americans will never know their names, yet many women, through their actions, have contributed to the undoing of injustice. When we traveled to Montgomery, Alabama a few months ago,…

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Read more about the article A Community’s Work to Participate in Healing

A Community’s Work to Participate in Healing

  • Post published:March 5, 2020
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It was a dreary night outside, and a warm welcome inside the library of Trinity Episcopal Church in Southport, CT Tuesday night. After a winter of traveling south to talk…

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Read more about the article How to Receive God’s Love

How to Receive God’s Love

  • Post published:March 4, 2020
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Request Your FREE RESOURCE: 5 Ways to Experience God’s Love and Practice Peace I wrote earlier this week about what a difference it makes when we pay attention to the…

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