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Author: Amy Julia Becker

This author has written 1517 articles
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Honoring Women’s Hard Choices

  • Post published:April 3, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

When it comes to prenatal testing and disability, there are two extremes. One is the thought that a prenatal diagnosis of a disability like Down syndrome (trisomy 21) or other…

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Read more about the article S7 E 13 | When Your Church and Political Group Turn on You with Nancy French

S7 E 13 | When Your Church and Political Group Turn on You with Nancy French

  • Post published:April 2, 2024
  • Post category:Current Events/Healing/Podcast
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Apple YouTube Spotify More! {Please note that we discuss abuse in this episode.}How do we love people across our political and social divides? What are the costs and gifts of…

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God Loves You

  • Post published:March 28, 2024
  • Post category:Faith
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

God loves you. It’s the most basic message.  It is central to the entire Bible.  It is central to Jesus’ teachings.  It is central— foundational—to the New Testament.  And yet…

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Don’t You Care If We Drown?

  • Post published:March 27, 2024
  • Post category:Faith
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“Don’t you care?” I’ve prayed that prayer more than once. In the middle of a conflict with Peter that seemed irreconcilable. In the moments when my grandmother was dying and…

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Read more about the article What Happens with Three Days Away with Your Teenager

What Happens with Three Days Away with Your Teenager

  • Post published:March 26, 2024
  • Post category:Family/Parenting
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I’ve never taken a mother-daughter trip with Marilee before. But this year over spring break, Marilee and I spent four nights together in Jamaica. I was a little worried we…

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Why Disability, Faith, Culture?

  • Post published:March 25, 2024
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It was relatively easy to land on “Reimagining the Good Life” as my new tagline and the new title of my podcast. Those words helped pull together what I’ve been…

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Assume That I Can, Maybe I Will

  • Post published:March 22, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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“Assume I can, and maybe I will.” It’s a new ad campaign designed to raise awareness about the assumptions people have about people with Down syndrome and the abilities of…

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World Down Syndrome Day 2024

  • Post published:March 21, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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Happy World Down Syndrome Day! Our daughter Penny is 18, and we join thousands of other people around the globe who want to raise awareness about Down syndrome today. First,…

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Read more about the article S7 E 12 | Reimagining Church Leadership and Disability with Andrew Draper

S7 E 12 | Reimagining Church Leadership and Disability with Andrew Draper

  • Post published:March 19, 2024
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! Why does it matter that most churches don’t welcome people with disabilities in leadership? If a church excludes people with disabilities, is it really a church?…

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Two-Year Anniversary of To Be Made Well

  • Post published:March 15, 2024
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Do you want to be made well? It’s a question that Jesus asks, but it’s also a question we can ask ourselves. Whether we are talking about our bodies, our…

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The image is a book cover with the title "From Exclusion to Belonging" by Amy Julia Becker. The cover features a group of four smiling teenagers, including a young woman with Down syndrome in the center. They are dressed in casual clothing and appear to be in an outdoor setting with a blurred background of greenery. The design includes a torn paper effect separating the title text from the image. The title text is in a clean, modern font with "FROM EXCLUSION" at the top and "TO BELONGING" at the bottom, with the author's name displayed below.

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