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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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3 Things I’m (Still) Learning About Down Syndrome

  • Post published:April 20, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Parenting
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Penny was on spring break last week. Our original hopes for a quick trip to Jamaica never materialized, but we did get to spend two nights with Penny’s friend Rachel…

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The Narrow Way to a Spacious Place

  • Post published:April 19, 2023
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I’ve always felt a bit uncomfortable with Jesus’ words in Matthew 7:13-14: “Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to…

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Read more about the article S6 E17 | Questions for a Life Worth Living with Matt Croasmun

S6 E17 | Questions for a Life Worth Living with Matt Croasmun

  • Post published:April 18, 2023
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What should you hope for? What’s worth investing your life in? How do you define and create a flourishing life? Matt Croasmun, co-author of Life Worth Living, joins me to…

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Economics of Disability

  • Post published:April 17, 2023
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

As taxpayers, we pay for lots of stuff. Our taxpayer dollars pay for teachers and firefighters and road repairs and mayors and tanks and bombs and surveillance and food and…

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Turning 46

  • Post published:April 15, 2023
  • Post category:Family
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We celebrated my 46th birthday last week.  I have a friend who holds up a sign that indicates his age in every birthday photo now. At this point, they all…

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I Love Hearing From Groups Using To Be Made Well!

  • Post published:April 14, 2023
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I love hearing from the groups around the country who are reading and discussing To Be Made Well, and it is always a joy to receive your notes and reviews.…

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Addressing our Mental Health Crisis

  • Post published:April 13, 2023
  • Post category:Faith/Family/Parenting
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I am kind of obsessed with Dr. Lisa Miller right now. I read her 2015 book, The Spiritual Child, a few months back. And then I raced through her more…

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Becoming a Culture of Belonging

  • Post published:April 12, 2023
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How do you know if your community is a place of belonging? Professor Erik Carter has articulated ten “dimensions of belonging.” He created this model for churches to assess whether…

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Down Syndrome’s “Exclusive Club”

  • Post published:April 11, 2023
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I remember a day 17 years ago when Peter and I had spent hours with Penny at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We were exhausted. But he needed to attend…

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10 Ways to Practice Resurrection

  • Post published:April 10, 2023
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Yesterday we stood in church and sang Alleluia, and afterwards we gathered with friends and feasted and drank champagne and rejoiced with this day of remembering that the way of…

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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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