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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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Read more about the article A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 7 | Words of Hope

A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 7 | Words of Hope

  • Post published:September 24, 2021
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I have both read and listened to so much thoughtful, wise, hopeful writing and conversation this week. I hope you’ll be able to enjoy some of these words of hope…

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Read more about the article Ten-Book Giveaway: Racism, Privilege, Social Healing, and Faith

Ten-Book Giveaway: Racism, Privilege, Social Healing, and Faith

  • Post published:September 23, 2021
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I've teamed up with some awesome authors for a TEN-BOOK giveaway! You can win all TEN of these books, which are all about privilege, racism, social healing, and faith (if…

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Read more about the article Like Trees, We Need Stress in Our Lives

Like Trees, We Need Stress in Our Lives

  • Post published:September 22, 2021
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I just learned that trees die without stress. A friend told me about the experiment of biosphere 2, where scientists tried to understand how our ecosystems work. One thing they…

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Read more about the article S5 E2 | God Has Something to Say About Privilege with Dominique Gilliard

S5 E2 | God Has Something to Say About Privilege with Dominique Gilliard

  • Post published:September 21, 2021
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What is privilege? How can we leverage it to proclaim God’s love to the world and create communities that flourish? Dominique DuBois Gilliard, the author of Subversive Witness, talks with…

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Read more about the article Return to Belovedness

Return to Belovedness

  • Post published:September 20, 2021
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“We are intimately loved long before our parents, teachers, spouses, children and friends loved or wounded us.” —Henri Nouwen, Life of the Beloved I’m rereading Nouwen’s Life of the Beloved…

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The Miscellaneous Life of a Parent

  • Post published:September 18, 2021
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Much of the default parent life should be filed under the category “miscellaneous.” That’s what my friend Patricia says. Things like... Filling out the forms for soccer (I talked a…

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Read more about the article A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 6 | Curling Up With The Culture Wars

A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 6 | Curling Up With The Culture Wars

  • Post published:September 17, 2021
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I didn’t mean to read and listen and think about a series of controversial topics this week, but I’m passing along some of my favorite writers and podcasters who have…

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Read more about the article What’s Wrong With Having Down Syndrome?

What’s Wrong With Having Down Syndrome?

  • Post published:September 16, 2021
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What’s wrong with having Down syndrome? It was a question I asked many years ago, when our daughter Penny was first diagnosed with an extra copy of the 21st chromosome.…

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Read more about the article Finishing To Be Made Well

Finishing To Be Made Well

  • Post published:September 15, 2021
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Today I will set a timer on my phone for 30 minutes. I will turn the phone over so I can’t see notifications of text messages or news stories or…

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Read more about the article The Bible Is Not About Behavior Management

The Bible Is Not About Behavior Management

  • Post published:September 14, 2021
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I often misinterpret the words in the Bible as behavior management, when they are really invitations to surrender to love. Jesus says: “Do not judge, and you will not be…

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