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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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Sitting in the Dark on Good Friday

  • Post published:April 7, 2023
  • Post category:Faith
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I would like to skip Good Friday. I would like the cross to not be a part of the story. I would like to ignore darkness and suffering.  I would…

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Jean Vanier and the Way of Blessing

  • Post published:April 6, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Faith
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Jean Vanier was the storied founder of L’Arche, a global movement of communities for people with and without intellectual disabilities. Vanier won The Templeton Prize. He authored dozens of beautiful…

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Recording the Small Talk Audiobook

  • Post published:April 5, 2023
  • Post category:Books/Parenting/Writing
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I had so much fun this week recording the audiobook of Small Talk!  Small Talk came out nine years ago, in 2014, and for whatever reason, it never became an…

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S6 E16 | Enchantment in an Anxious Age with Katherine May

  • Post published:April 4, 2023
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In an anxious, rational world, is there a place for enchantment? Katherine May, New York Times bestselling author of Wintering and Enchantment, talks with Amy Julia Becker about awakening wonder,…

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The Dignity of Risk

  • Post published:April 3, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Parenting
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She might cut herself. She might burn herself.  She might feel lonely, sad, scared, abandoned. I have read all about the dangers of helicopter parenting, and about the importance of…

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Protecting Our Children

  • Post published:April 1, 2023
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How can we change a culture of violence and horror and meaninglessness into a culture of freedom and protection and purpose? How are we protecting our children? I wrote yesterday…

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Imagining a World Without School Shootings

  • Post published:March 31, 2023
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Three nine-year-old children were murdered in their classroom on Monday morning. Three nine-year-old children. Their beautiful faces captured our imagination through tragedy. Theirs are one more in a litany of…

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Deficit-Based Language

  • Post published:March 30, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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The only way to receive special education services for kids is by focusing on their deficits.  I received a DM from one of you the other day about this reality:…

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Reruns With Jesus

  • Post published:March 29, 2023
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Eleven years ago, we moved to a new town and Peter started a new job. I called it my “year of wine and nachos,” as some of you may recall…

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What Will Perfect Humanity Look Like?

  • Post published:March 28, 2023
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I used to think I knew what perfect humanity looked like. I thought it had to do with virtues like kindness and honesty. I also thought it had to do…

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