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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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People to Follow Across the Political Divides

  • Post published:November 9, 2022
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Current Events/Privilege and Race
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As we reach the other side of the 2022 elections—our country as polarized as ever—I want to offer some suggestions for people to follow who offer a different way through…

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Praying Like a Child

  • Post published:November 7, 2022
  • Post category:Faith
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I saw a little girl climb up onto her father’s lap on a Zoom call the other day. He was reclined in a large chair. At first, she lay her…

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Maybe Fall Could Last Forever

  • Post published:November 5, 2022
  • Post category:Healing
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I’ve seen a lot of fall foliage in my day, and this year it’s like the trees conspired to show off. It just keeps going and going. More beautiful than…

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Read more about the article How Can I Practice NOT Proving My Worth?
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How Can I Practice NOT Proving My Worth?

  • Post published:November 4, 2022
  • Post category:Faith/Healing/Privilege and Race
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How do you actively move towards being the beloved rather than working hard to prove your worth?  What practices do you recommend for people who are trying to resist the…

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And You Will Be Blessed

  • Post published:November 3, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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Disability and blessing. I preached on that topic from Luke 14 last Sunday, and I wanted to share that with you here. As many of you know, Penny was diagnosed…

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When the Sink Breaks, You Call a Plumber

  • Post published:November 2, 2022
  • Post category:Healing
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“When the sink breaks, you call a plumber.” I was describing a friend who had been struggling with anxiety for months, and who finally decided to see a psychiatrist. She…

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S6 E5 | The Healing Work of Rest with Ruth Haley Barton

  • Post published:November 1, 2022
  • Post category:Faith/Healing/Podcast
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Rest is a challenge for almost all of us in our frantic and distracted world. For anyone who is longing to stop and rest and delight but feels stuck in…

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How God Thinks About Disability

  • Post published:October 31, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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As we come to the end of Down Syndrome Awareness month, I had a chance to preach at church Sunday about the theology of disability.  It sounds like a heady…

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Read more about the article Mother.ly | My daughter has Down syndrome, and her siblings are better for it

Mother.ly | My daughter has Down syndrome, and her siblings are better for it

  • Post published:October 29, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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People often ask me what it is like having a sibling with Down syndrome for our two younger children, Marilee and William. Is having their 16-year-old sister, Penny, in their…

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Small Talk Is 8!

  • Post published:October 28, 2022
  • Post category:Books/Family/Parenting
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We’re celebrating the eight-year birthday/anniversary of my book Small Talk: Learning from My Children About What Matters Most. I hope you’ll join me in enjoying these words! (You can watch…

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