Skip to content
Skip to content
Amy Julia Becker
  • About
  • Books
    • To Be Made Well
    • White Picket Fences
    • Small Talk
    • A Good and Perfect Gift
    • Advent Devotional
    • Lenten Resources
    • Penelope Ayers
  • Posts
  • Podcast
  • Speaking
  • Workshop
  • Resources
    • Guides & Resources
    • Substack
    • Articles/Essays
    • Book Contributions
    • Guest Interviews
    • TV Interviews / Videos
    • Press Kit
    • Affiliate Links Disclosure
  • Contact
    • Contact
    • Subscribe
  • Toggle website search
  • About
  • Books
    • To Be Made Well
    • White Picket Fences
    • Small Talk
    • A Good and Perfect Gift
    • Advent Devotional
    • Lenten Resources
    • Penelope Ayers
  • Posts
  • Podcast
  • Speaking
  • Workshop
  • Resources
    • Guides & Resources
    • Substack
    • Articles/Essays
    • Book Contributions
    • Guest Interviews
    • TV Interviews / Videos
    • Press Kit
    • Affiliate Links Disclosure
  • Contact
    • Contact
    • Subscribe
  • Toggle website search

Author: Amy Julia Becker

This author has written 1490 articles
Read more about the article Asbury Revival: Streams of Living Water

Asbury Revival: Streams of Living Water

  • Post published:February 27, 2023
  • Post category:Current Events/Faith
  • Post comments:0 Comments
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

The love of God just broke through the distraction, injustice, anxiety, and shame of our age at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky.  The Asbury Revival It’s being called “the Asbury…

Continue ReadingAsbury Revival: Streams of Living Water
Read more about the article February Introductions

February Introductions

  • Post published:February 25, 2023
  • Post category:Family
  • Post comments:0 Comments
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

One fun thing I’ve started doing about once a month is introducing myself here. This community is growing, and I love getting to know you and your story and inviting…

Continue ReadingFebruary Introductions
Read more about the article What Casual Discrimination Looks Like

What Casual Discrimination Looks Like

  • Post published:February 24, 2023
  • Post category:Disability
  • Post comments:2 Comments
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Chris Hinds, a Denver city councilman who uses a wheelchair, was asked to hoist himself onto a debate stage last week because the stage was inaccessible to him. When I…

Continue ReadingWhat Casual Discrimination Looks Like
Read more about the article You Can Be the Person Who Makes a Difference

You Can Be the Person Who Makes a Difference

  • Post published:February 23, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
  • Post comments:0 Comments
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I walked into the gym a few minutes late. Penny was perched on the sidelines along with the other cheerleaders. The boys’ basketball team had taken a slight lead. I…

Continue ReadingYou Can Be the Person Who Makes a Difference
Read more about the article What Are You Giving Up for Lent?

What Are You Giving Up for Lent?

  • Post published:February 22, 2023
  • Post category:Faith
  • Post comments:0 Comments
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lent is a season within the church year in which some Christians chose to intentionally abstain from something for forty days…

Continue ReadingWhat Are You Giving Up for Lent?
Read more about the article S6 E13 | How a Mystery Series Tells Black History with Patricia Raybon

S6 E13 | How a Mystery Series Tells Black History with Patricia Raybon

  • Post published:February 21, 2023
  • Post category:Podcast/Privilege and Race
  • Post comments:0 Comments
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

What is casual racism? How did a non-fiction writer end up writing a mystery series? Author Patricia Raybon talks with Amy Julia Becker about faith and “casual racism,” Black history…

Continue ReadingS6 E13 | How a Mystery Series Tells Black History with Patricia Raybon
Read more about the article The Things Jesus Says About Himself

The Things Jesus Says About Himself

  • Post published:February 20, 2023
  • Post category:Faith
  • Post comments:0 Comments
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I’ve been kind of astonished lately at how Jesus talked about himself.  Take this statement: Come to me all you who are weary, and I will give you rest. (from…

Continue ReadingThe Things Jesus Says About Himself
Read more about the article Family Dinner Questions

Family Dinner Questions

  • Post published:February 18, 2023
  • Post category:Family/Parenting
  • Post comments:0 Comments
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I’m always on the lookout for good table questions for family dinners. Recently, we asked: “What’s one area of your life that feels easy right now?” “What’s one area that…

Continue ReadingFamily Dinner Questions
Read more about the article Overcoming My Skepticism About Night to Shine
Image courtesy of Canva Pro

Overcoming My Skepticism About Night to Shine

  • Post published:February 17, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
  • Post comments:0 Comments
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I felt pretty skeptical about Night to Shine.  If you aren’t familiar with this event, it’s an annual gathering for teenagers (and adults) with disabilities, hosted by churches, and sponsored…

Continue ReadingOvercoming My Skepticism About Night to Shine
Read more about the article What Is a Disabled Life Worth?

What Is a Disabled Life Worth?

  • Post published:February 16, 2023
  • Post category:Disability
  • Post comments:0 Comments
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

What is a disabled life worth? Every so often, people accidentally say the thing out loud. In this case, it was the Democratic Committee Chair for a city in Massachusetts.…

Continue ReadingWhat Is a Disabled Life Worth?
  • Go to the previous page
  • 1
  • …
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • …
  • 149
  • Go to the next page

Home

About

Books

Podcast

Workshop

Resources

Speaking

Facebook Instagram Youtube Pinterest Goodreads Tiktok Linkedin

Subscribe to
Reimagining the Good Life

a letter from me delivered weekly to your inbox

Support my work!
If you benefit from the free content I offer, consider buying one of my books!

Member of the Disability Ministry Network.

Website by FRW Design and photo credits by Cloe Poisson, Chris Cappozziello, Philip Dutton

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.

From Exclusion to Belonging

Get the Free Resource!

An illustrated guide designed to help you identify and create spaces of welcome and belonging—download today!

Get the free PDF

5 Things I Wish I’d Known
When Our Daughter Was Diagnosed with Down Syndrome

photo of Amy Julia smiling and leaning her head against Penny's head, who is a young girl with Down syndrome. She sits on Amy Julia's lap.
Advent e-book Prepare Him Room

ADVENT DEVOTIONAL

Prepare Him Room: Advent Reflections on What Happens When God Shows Up

MORE INFO

thank you!

Tap the button to download the PDF now.

DOWNLOAD NOW

Success!

Your free download is on its way to your inbox! Can’t wait? Tap the button to download the PDF now.

DOWNLOAD NOW