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To Be Made Well | Discussion Guide
Do you want to be made well? Jesus asks this question of a man who has been lying by a pool with supposed healing powers.
Ted Cruz and KBJ and MLK and Colorblindness
Ted Cruz interrogated Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson earlier this week, and before he did so he called upon Martin Luther King’s “I Have
Lent Is Not About Sacrifice. It Is About Desire.
I’m starting to understand Lent as a time to notice my surface desires and say no to them, just for a moment. I “gave up”
5-Book Giveaway: Contentment and Wholeness
This bundle of books in the 5-book giveaway is a multi-faceted look at how we can live with greater contentment and wholeness as parents, as
S5 E15 | To Be Made Well Conversation with Katherine Wolf, David Bailey, and Amy Julia
What if I feel disappointed with God? Does grief play a role in healing? Is racial reconciliation a work of healing? Katherine Wolf
Interview With Penny for World Down Syndrome Day
Penny, March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day. It’s a day to celebrate the lives of people like you, who were born with Down syndrome.
I’m Going to Disney World!!!
So you published your fourth book. What are you going to do now? I’m going to Disney World!!! Yes. My fourth book, To Be Made
Cured | What Happens When We Pay Attention to Our Bodies
“…our deepest hopes, fears, needs, and longings are often expressed through our illnesses because every other avenue of expression is blocked.” – Jeffrey Rediger, M.D.,
To Be Made Well | YouVersion Study
This is exciting! I wrote a 5-day devotional to accompany To Be Made Well that is now available on YouVersion, the Bible app. Here’s the
“What Do You Want?” Is Not a Trick Question
My friend Niro texted me a few months ago and told me I needed to pray for 40 days in anticipation of releasing To Be
Launch Day | To Be Made Well
It’s LAUNCH DAY for To Be Made Well: An Invitation to Wholeness, Healing, and Hope! I believe this book can be a catalyst for transformative
S5 Bonus | To Be Made Well Excerpt
For anyone struggling with pain or loss, for anyone concerned about the things that divide us, this episode—this book— is for you. It’s launch day
It’s a Party! You’re Invited!
We’re celebrating tonight! To Be Made Well launches tomorrow, and we’re celebrating tonight at 8pm ET. YOU are invited! Join my friends David Bailey (founder
Welcome! So Glad You’re Here!
It is always fun to have new faces around here, and this week we’ve welcomed many of you. I wanted to introduce myself, and I’d
Time to Heal
How many people feel inexplicably exhausted right now? We’ve all felt a little bit beaten up these past few years. It Takes Time to Heal
Katherine Wolf Endorses To Be Made Well
One of my greatest fears in writing To Be Made Well was that it would oversimplify healing or overspiritualize pain. I wanted to offer real
11-Book Giveaway: Personal, Spiritual, and Social Healing
I’ve teamed up with some incredible authors for an 11-book giveaway! Enter for a chance to win ALL ELEVEN of these books, which are about
S5 E14 | The Beauty and Wounding of This Here Flesh with Cole Arthur Riley
The effects of trauma often surface in our embodied existence. What about hope? Cole Arthur Riley, author of This Here Flesh and creator of Black
Without People with Disabilities, We Are Missing Out
If your church doesn’t have any participating members with intellectual disabilities, you are missing out on knowing the fullness of who God is. I’ve been
An Embodied Lent for Kids and Grownups
Penny and Marilee accompanied me this year for the Ash Wednesday “stations” at our church—an embodied Lent for kids and grownups. Each station contains an
Love in a Time of Fear
We are living in a time of fear. In the past few years alone, we’ve felt the fear of Covid and political division. And in
Healing Is a Gift of Grace
It is so easy to get into a mentality that thinks, if I only do x, y, or z right, then I will be healed.
I’m Giving Up Potato Chips for Lent
I’m giving up potato chips for Lent. (For those of you who listened to the podcast episode with Becca Stevens, yes, this is thanks to
This Would Be a Good Week to Get Sick
“This would be a good week to get sick.” I distinctly remember saying those words as I drove to church one Sunday morning. I was
Read an Excerpt of To Be Made Well
READ EXCERPT PRE-ORDER A friend of mine recently asked me whether I was relaxing a lot in this time between completing the manuscript of To
A Black Woman on the Supreme Court
Last month, Justice Stephen Breyer announced he would retire from the Supreme Court, giving President Biden an opportunity to name his successor. Biden reminded the
The Deep Truth Within Encanto
I’m one of the few parents on the planet who only just saw Encanto. I’ve sung along in the car to “We Don’t Talk About
Sharon Hodde Miller Endorses To Be Made Well
Amy Julia Becker is one of the best practical theologians writing today. Her books are poignant, personal, and deeply profound, and To Be Made Well
Love Looks Like Fish Tacos
Sometimes love comes in the form of fish tacos. I’ve been eating as a pescatarian for a few weeks now. Our family knows this, but
S5 E13 | Practically Divine and the Presence of Love with Becca Stevens
In a world of pain, can one person—one action—make a difference? Becca Stevens, author of Practically Divine, talks with Amy Julia Becker about the healing
