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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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Read more about the article S8 E13 | What Solitude Gives Us After Catastrophe with Pico Iyer

S8 E13 | What Solitude Gives Us After Catastrophe with Pico Iyer

  • Post published:March 11, 2025
  • Post category:Faith/Podcast
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Apple YouTube Spotify More! What happens when we step away from the noise of daily life and into silence? Author Pico Iyer joins Amy Julia Becker to explore the themes…

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Read more about the article Spread the Word to End the Word

Spread the Word to End the Word

  • Post published:March 7, 2025
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

To my knowledge, no one has ever called our daughter Penny by the most common slur used to demean people with intellectual disabilities, the r-word. I’m glad she hasn’t been…

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Read more about the article S8 E12 | Americans & Foreign Aid: A Crisis of Compassion? with Dr. Matthew Loftus

S8 E12 | Americans & Foreign Aid: A Crisis of Compassion? with Dr. Matthew Loftus

  • Post published:March 4, 2025
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! When U.S. foreign aid is frozen, what happens to the people who depend on it? In this episode, Dr. Matthew Loftus and Amy Julia Becker dive…

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Read more about the article It’s Worth Seeking After Truth

It’s Worth Seeking After Truth

  • Post published:March 1, 2025
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Have you listened recently to the 1970s song Imagine by John Lennon? New York Times columnist Ross Douthat was on my podcast this week, and he brought up the song…

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February 2025 Favorites

  • Post published:February 28, 2025
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Favorite books, essays, podcasts episodes, and more that I enjoyed in the month of February... Books: The Long Call by Ann Cleeves. I don’t typically gravitate towards murder mysteries, but…

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Read more about the article S8 E11 | Why Religion Still Matters with Ross Douthat

S8 E11 | Why Religion Still Matters with Ross Douthat

  • Post published:February 25, 2025
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Apple YouTube Spotify More!  In the work of reimagining, religion can play a significant part. What does it mean to be human? Does God exist? Is the universe good? Is…

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Caring for Humans is Slow, Messy, and Beautiful

  • Post published:February 22, 2025
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Our family relies on the provision of support from the government by way of education and therapies for our daughter Penny. If we were in a more vulnerable financial position,…

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Read more about the article A Commitment to Hope

A Commitment to Hope

  • Post published:February 14, 2025
  • Post category:Current Events/Faith/Privilege and Race
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I want to start out by saying: The work I do is not about politics, and I’m going to try hard to make sure it doesn’t become about politics. That…

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Read more about the article Advocacy: A Bridge to Belonging
By Cloe Poisson

Advocacy: A Bridge to Belonging

  • Post published:February 13, 2025
  • Post category:Disability/Family/Parenting
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A parent recently made a suggestion to me that I hadn’t ever thought of before. I was speaking about Reimagining Family Life with Disability and the importance of connecting to…

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I Wish More Churches Would Love Their Neighbors Like This

  • Post published:February 12, 2025
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Take delight in who you are (and/or in who your child is). Connect to community. Take the next step towards a good future. I had the chance to share this…

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