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Jean Vanier and the Way of Blessing

  • Post published:April 6, 2023
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Jean Vanier was the storied founder of L’Arche, a global movement of communities for people with and without intellectual disabilities. Vanier won The Templeton Prize. He authored dozens of beautiful…

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Read more about the article S6 E16 | Enchantment in an Anxious Age with Katherine May
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S6 E16 | Enchantment in an Anxious Age with Katherine May

  • Post published:April 4, 2023
  • Post category:Faith/Healing/Podcast
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In an anxious, rational world, is there a place for enchantment? Katherine May, New York Times bestselling author of Wintering and Enchantment, talks with Amy Julia Becker about awakening wonder,…

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Imagining a World Without School Shootings

  • Post published:March 31, 2023
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Three nine-year-old children were murdered in their classroom on Monday morning. Three nine-year-old children. Their beautiful faces captured our imagination through tragedy. Theirs are one more in a litany of…

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Reruns With Jesus

  • Post published:March 29, 2023
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Eleven years ago, we moved to a new town and Peter started a new job. I called it my “year of wine and nachos,” as some of you may recall…

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What Will Perfect Humanity Look Like?

  • Post published:March 28, 2023
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I used to think I knew what perfect humanity looked like. I thought it had to do with virtues like kindness and honesty. I also thought it had to do…

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Limitations vs Limiting beliefs

  • Post published:March 22, 2023
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I’ve been wrestling lately with the difference between my limitations and my limiting beliefs. As I look ahead to our upcoming move, I don’t want to succumb to outdated gender…

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Nonverbal Individuals in the Church

  • Post published:March 10, 2023
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When Penny was first born, an older Christian woman with a child with Down syndrome came to visit. She told me how her church hadn’t wanted to baptize her daughter…

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I’m a Denominational Mutt

  • Post published:March 8, 2023
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When it comes to Christianity, I am a denominational mutt.  I was baptized as an infant in an Episcopal church.  I was confirmed as a tween in a Presbyterian one.…

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Are People With Disabilities “Less Than” in Leviticus?

  • Post published:March 3, 2023
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I recently opened my Instagram inbox and found a DM from one of you. I love receiving your questions about all sorts of things—parenting, disability, faith. This is one I…

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The Only Thing You Stand to Lose

  • Post published:March 2, 2023
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“All we stand to lose is the false self…” I’m in a season of transition right now. I just spent four hours packing away books that I don’t think I’ll…

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