Returning to My Series on Gratitude
In 2019 I wrote a series of posts on gratitude. This year I'm returning again to the truths I wrote in that series two years ago, such as: Thanksgiving is…
In 2019 I wrote a series of posts on gratitude. This year I'm returning again to the truths I wrote in that series two years ago, such as: Thanksgiving is…
For any white people who don't understand why Black people are upset about the Rittenhouse verdict, this lack of understanding points to what many Black people are saying: we are…
Three favorites that I'm reading this week: One inspirational interview, one novel, and one parenting book. Quick Links: Why I Quit the Klan The Corrections The 6 Needs of Every…
And I am still editing, round three. Writing a book is like thinking you’re running a marathon and finding out that you accidentally signed up for a triathlon. But, just…
Last week, I read a series of seven articles in the NYT that considered chronic pain from a variety of different angles. As someone who has been working on a…
Black literature powerfully expands our theological imaginations. Danté Stewart, writer, speaker, and author of Shoutin’ in the Fire, talks with Amy Julia Becker about literature, theology, Black Jesus, and finding…
We are living in an age of longing. When I was younger, I read “classic American novels” about people (mostly boys) who sought after truth, sought to find themselves, sought…
It was quite a gift to watch the Harlem Dance Theatre with Penny on Thursday. First of all, the dancing itself was beautiful and powerful and fun and interesting. But…
The final one out of five Beckers on her way to fully vaccinated!
We are already making plans for Christmas. The kids have given me their gift lists, via Google docs, with hyperlinks. The girls have started working on a dance to the…