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Ruth and the Quartet of the Vulnerable

  • Post published:November 10, 2021
  • Post category:Faith/Privilege and Race
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I never knew the book of Ruth was a book about social justice. I’ve been reading it recently with a small group Bible study, though, and we realized this past…

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Is Health the Absence of Illness?

  • Post published:November 8, 2021
  • Post category:Books/Faith/Healing/Writing
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​I’ve been working on a new introduction for my next book (To Be Made Well: An Invitation to Wholeness, Healing, and Health). My editor felt like I needed to do…

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God Didn’t Create Any Ugly Humans

  • Post published:November 5, 2021
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A prominent pastor and theologian spoke at length earlier this week about why God might make some people unattractive. He lumped together “ugliness” with disfigurement and disability and then went…

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Filled with the Fullness

  • Post published:November 3, 2021
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A font of overflowing water.  That’s the image that comes to mind when I read Ephesians 3 and Paul is praying that we could grasp the extent of God’s love…

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S5 E5 | The Enneagram: A Tool for Healing with Suzanne Stabile

  • Post published:November 2, 2021
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In a society filled with disconnect and division, how can the Enneagram guide us toward compassionate living within our communities? Suzanne Stabile, teacher and author of numerous books, including The…

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3 Quirky Things About Me!

  • Post published:October 30, 2021
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Three quirky things to know about me: My wardrobe is becoming entirely composed of white and navy blue. When I traveled to Florida to speak last weekend, I brought five…

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Why I Need to Follow Black Jesus

  • Post published:October 27, 2021
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For years, the idea of “Black Jesus” confused me. I understood why we needed to subvert the all-too-familiar image of Jesus as blonde-haired and blue-eyed. Jesus was Jewish and grew…

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God Works in Small, Hidden Ways

  • Post published:October 25, 2021
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Slow, local, messy. Small, hidden, unnoticed. Patient, gentle, kind.  These are the words I tend to use to describe the work of God’s Spirit in our lives and in the…

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Advent Devotional: Prepare Him Room

  • Post published:October 20, 2021
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I love the spiritual side of Christmas. I’d love to offer you a way to remember and reflect on the spiritual side of Christmas this year too. (I know it’s…

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“The Clock Is My Humility”

  • Post published:October 12, 2021
  • Post category:Faith/Healing
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Every day, I fight against time.  I see time as an adversary. I try new tactics to see if I can somehow win, today, and fit in all the things…

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