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Thoughts from March 12-16, 2018

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 16, 2018
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Books/Faith/Family/Weekly Thoughts
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Once a week I compile the reflections I’ve offered on Facebook into one blogpost. Here are the thoughts from the past five days: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 It's been a…

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Read more about the article Two Great Books for Kids about Women of Color

Two Great Books for Kids about Women of Color

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 19, 2018
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Books/Privilege and Race

  I realized a few years ago that because we were only reading "classic" children's books out loud to our kids, we were only reading books with white children and…

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AJB Recommends: Tattoos on the Heart and Barking to the Choir by Father Greg Boyle

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 10, 2018
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I've listened to Father Greg Boyle speak a few different times, but I only recently read his books, Tattoos on the Heart and Barking to the Choir. Boyle is the…

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Read more about the article Would You Like to Be Like Auggie Pullman?

Would You Like to Be Like Auggie Pullman?

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:December 1, 2017
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Last Wednesday, we took the kids to see the movie Wonder. All three of them had read/listened to the book more than once, so they were familiar with the story…

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3 Resources to Help Us Overcome Polarization

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 1, 2017
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Current Events
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Yesterday, John Kelly made the news when he said the Civil War could have been avoided through compromise. Many people pointed out that decades of compromises actually preceded the war,…

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AJB Recommends: Free of Me by Sharon Hodde Miller

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 27, 2017
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  My friend Sharon Hodde Miller has written an essential and excellent book. It comes out next week, and I had the privilege of reading an early draft. I will…

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AJB Recommends: Becoming Friends of Time by John Swinton

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 21, 2017
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Earthquakes and hurricanes have brought many of us back to the age-old questions about how a loving and powerful God could stand by and not prevent so much human suffering.…

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AJB Recommends: GodSpace by Keri Wyatt Kent

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 5, 2017
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Does anyone else operate on a school-year schedule, and thus feel like September is the beginning of a new year? I have spent the past few weeks setting "goals" for…

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AJB Recommends: Unseen by Sara Hagerty

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  • Post published:August 31, 2017
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One of the perks of being an author is that people send me books for free. I have a stack on my desk right now that I'm eager to look…

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Read more about the article The Gift of Reading
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The Gift of Reading

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 21, 2017
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Reading has been a gift to our family. It's a gift when the kids read on their own! But also when we get to snuggle up together and enjoy a…

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