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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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Gratitude and Grace

  • Post published:November 25, 2019
  • Post category:Faith
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Superficial gratitude can distort the reality of grace. It’s easy for people in relative comfort to compare ourselves to other needy individuals, pity them, and offer gratitude to God for…

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Announcing Love is Stronger Than Fear Podcast

  • Post published:November 22, 2019
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The short version of the super exciting announcement is that I started a podcast called Love is Stronger Than Fear. The first season of Love is Stronger Than Fear podcast…

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Sabbatical Announcement and Learning to Rest

  • Post published:November 21, 2019
  • Post category:Faith/Family
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Our family is walking away from the daily routines of life and learning to rest. What's behind our sabbatical announcement and learning to rest? Here are the details about our…

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Prepare for Christmas with My Advent Ebook

  • Post published:November 20, 2019
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The calendar might say November, but many of us will soon be preparing for Christmas throughout the season of Advent. I love reflecting on the meaning of Christmas and Advent,…

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Gratitude and Grief

  • Post published:November 19, 2019
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At its best, gratitude is a way to live in the midst of a world of pain and grief, not a way to cut ourselves off from that grief. Gratitude…

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Gratitude and Grumpiness

  • Post published:November 18, 2019
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As easy as it is to rattle off a gratitude list, it's just as easy to rattle off a list of things that cause grumpiness. How is gratitude the antidote…

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Embracing Our Common Humanity

  • Post published:November 15, 2019
  • Post category:Common Humanity/Disability/Down Syndrome/Parenting/Privilege and Race
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I’ve recently adopted “embracing our common humanity” as my shorthand for what I am attempting to do with my writing and speaking. If you look back through my blog you…

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Classroom Conversations: To Kill a Mockingbird and the Discussion of Privilege

  • Post published:November 14, 2019
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When I was asked to have classroom conversations with a group of 8th grade students about To Kill a Mockingbird in conjunction with White Picket Fences and the discussion of…

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My New Website Launch!

  • Post published:November 13, 2019
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I could not be more excited to tell you about the launch of my brand new website. I hope you will spend a minute (or ten, or far more) checking…

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Essential Church Podcast and Privilege

  • Post published:November 11, 2019
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I had a great time talking with Andrew Arndt on the Essential Church podcast about White Picket Fences. He asked great questions that gave me the chance to tell the…

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