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An Uncertain Path

  • Post published:June 6, 2022
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I mentioned to Peter the other day that I do not know the path ahead. Am I going to write another book? Should I double down on taking classes for…

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S5 E20 | Disability Belongs in Church with Dr. Amy Kenny

  • Post published:May 31, 2022
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While Jesus welcomed the disabled, the poor, and the outcast, Christian communities are often spaces of exclusion. Dr. Amy Kenny is a disabled scholar, a Shakespeare Lecturer, and the author…

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Reshaping Our Cultural Imagination

  • Post published:May 27, 2022
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Our cultural imagination right now is being shaped by the lies and distortions of commercialism and materialism and violence. When we allow entertainment and productivity and consumer products and celebrity…

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Whom Do You Follow?

  • Post published:May 21, 2022
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In the weeks leading up to William’s confirmation at church, we talked a lot about what it meant to stand up in front of a group of people and profess…

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S5 E19 | Resting in a Restless World with Kate Rademacher

  • Post published:May 17, 2022
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What does rest in a restless world look like? Kate Rademacher, public health expert and author of Reclaiming Rest, talks with Amy Julia Becker about rest, burnout, healing, social justice,…

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The Kaleid Project and To Be Made Well

  • Post published:May 16, 2022
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I’ve started hearing from groups around the country that are using To Be Made Well for discussion and teaching. Some of these groups are a half dozen people, others number…

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God Would Make a Real Bad Farmer

  • Post published:May 11, 2022
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I am not a gardener. I love beautiful flowers and I welcome farm-to-table vegetables. But I do not provide such things for myself. And even I know enough about farming…

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Trapped by “Able”

  • Post published:May 2, 2022
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"Human beings need to be rescued from seeing themselves as fundamentally ‘able.’” “It is the experience of one’s self as ‘able’ in comparison to others that is fundamentally problematic for…

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A Prayer for Healing

  • Post published:April 30, 2022
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“I believe. Help my unbelief.” “Lord, save us!” “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she might live.” “Don’t you care if…

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Life Is Story Review of To Be Made Well

  • Post published:April 28, 2022
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I’m so grateful for this recent review on Life Is Story of To Be Made Well: “To Be Made Well is reflective, personal story of finding insight into the nature…

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