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Read more about the article Missing Out on Beautiful: Growing Up With a Child With Down Syndrome {Paperback}

Missing Out on Beautiful: Growing Up With a Child With Down Syndrome {Paperback}

  • Post published:March 4, 2021
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December 30, 2005. That’s the day our daughter Penny was born. She was diagnosed with Down syndrome a few hours later. World Down Syndrome Day is coming up on March…

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Read more about the article What Marilee Taught Me About Prayer

What Marilee Taught Me About Prayer

  • Post published:March 3, 2021
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“You can tell this story as long as you make Penny and William look bad.” Those were Marilee’s words of permission to explain what happened on Sunday afternoon and why…

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Read more about the article S4 E7 | Are Christians Afraid to Talk About Racism? with Corey Widmer

S4 E7 | Are Christians Afraid to Talk About Racism? with Corey Widmer

  • Post published:March 2, 2021
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Marxism is often brought up when talking about progressive views of justice, but what are the secular concepts that shape conservative views of justice? Are they biblical? Corey Widmer, lead…

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Read more about the article Lenten Reflection | Psalm 51

Lenten Reflection | Psalm 51

  • Post published:February 27, 2021
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Have you ever experienced the feeling of being really really dirty and then taking a shower and being really really clean? I’ve been thinking about all the times in the…

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Read more about the article Receiving Life as a Gift

Receiving Life as a Gift

  • Post published:February 25, 2021
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It sounds like such a simple statement: “Life is a gift.”  But most of us live as though life is something we’ve worked hard for, something we’ve earned.  I think…

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Read more about the article Fasting 101

Fasting 101

  • Post published:February 22, 2021
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In certain subsets of American culture right now, intermittent fasting—only consuming calories for 8 hours each day—is all the rage. I have friends who don’t eat any calories until 1pm.…

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Read more about the article Lenten Reflection | Psalm 42

Lenten Reflection | Psalm 42

  • Post published:February 20, 2021
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When my soul is “downcast” I am not always inclined to turn towards God. If I’m honest, I’m inclined to turn towards Netflix or planning my week or chocolate-covered almonds…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Resources for Lent

AJB Recommends: Resources for Lent

  • Post published:February 19, 2021
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I’m usually scrambling to get my act together when it comes to Lent. I truly appreciate this season every year when I am invited to focus my attention on the…

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Read more about the article What’s Up With Fasting?

What’s Up With Fasting?

  • Post published:February 17, 2021
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The Christian season of Lent begins today. If you aren’t a Christian, or if you aren’t from a church tradition that observes Lent, you might remember in years past that…

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Read more about the article S4 E5 | Healing the Harm of White Evangelicalism with Kristin Du Mez

S4 E5 | Healing the Harm of White Evangelicalism with Kristin Du Mez

  • Post published:February 16, 2021
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Can acknowledging the wounds of white evangelicalism actually bring healing? Kristin Du Mez, author of Jesus and John Wayne, talks with Amy Julia about the harm of militant masculinity and…

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The image is a book cover with the title "From Exclusion to Belonging" by Amy Julia Becker. The cover features a group of four smiling teenagers, including a young woman with Down syndrome in the center. They are dressed in casual clothing and appear to be in an outdoor setting with a blurred background of greenery. The design includes a torn paper effect separating the title text from the image. The title text is in a clean, modern font with "FROM EXCLUSION" at the top and "TO BELONGING" at the bottom, with the author's name displayed below.

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