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A Life-Changing Daily Prayer Practice: Prayer of Examen
I’ve prayed in lots of different ways over the years. I’ve used the acronym ACTS (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication). The Lord’s Prayer has been a
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We Are Beloved. What If We Believed This?
“Jesus says that we are beloved before we do anything right, and after we’ve done everything wrong.” – To Be Made Well This quote might
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5 Things I Learned on Family Vacation
As I return to this space after a few weeks of vacation, I thought I’d start by sharing 5 things I learned: 1. Everyone eats
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On Vacation
I’ll be away for the next week or so. Away in real life, at our family’s beach house on the Connecticut shore, with my stack
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More Reviews for To Be Made Well
I’m so grateful for the reviews I’ve received recently for To Be Made Well, both from readers and from the Englewood Review of Books and
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S5 E22 | Disability and the Speed of Love with Dr. John Swinton
How do we create communities where friendship is a possibility among people of differing abilities? Dr. John Swinton, theologian and author, talks with Amy
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The Joy of Kids Being Kids
After two years of events that couldn’t happen and interrupted plans and convoluted performances and postponed dreams, it is all the more joyful to see
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In the Wake of the Supreme Court’s Decision, The Lord’s Prayer
How can we respond with compassion, justice, and love in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade? Is this ruling
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Three Summer Reads
These are my first three reads for the summer: Futuristic sci-fi: Sea of Tranquility Historical fiction: Horse Contemporary mystery: The Madness of Crowds What is
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Video Teaching for To Be Made Well
I have been dreaming for a long time of creating a teaching series to accompany To Be Made Well. I could imagine the content. But
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Gifts that Emerge Out of Belovedness
When I was in sixth grade, we moved to Connecticut. I ended up in the “talented and gifted program” at my school. My “gifts” seemed
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The Center of Healing is Belovedness
The center of healing is belovedness. Healing happens in three steps (that aren’t necessarily linear): acknowledge hurt, ask for help, and take small steps towards
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8th Grade Graduation: Who They Are Becoming
William graduated from eighth grade last week. He’s headed to boarding school next year, so this day marked the end of an era in multiple
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Happy Father’s Day 2022
Peter and I were married for six years before we had kids, and we had been dating for five years before that. We both remember
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Juneteenth: Remembering to Celebrate
Juneteenth, a newly recognized national holiday, is in a couple of days. While some Black Americans have celebrated this day for generations, others of us
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David Bailey Endorses To Be Made Well
Amy Julia is a brilliant writer who has masterfully explored the complex and sensitive topic of healing in a vulnerable, sobering, and comprehensive way. Whether
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Normie Film Streaming Now
WATCH NORMIE So I told you a while back that our family was featured in a documentary called Normie. It’s a film that tells the
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S5 E21 | Becoming a Race-Wise Family with Helen Lee
How do we raise children who will stand against racial injustice? Helen Lee, co-author of The Race-Wise Family, and Amy Julia Becker discuss why it’s