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Read more about the article Fear, Fearing the Lord, and Walking in Love

Fear, Fearing the Lord, and Walking in Love

  • Post published:March 16, 2020
  • Post category:Faith
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Any biology textbook can tell us that fear brings a lot of energy. In the face of threats (or perceived threats), adrenaline courses through our veins and helps keep us…

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Read more about the article How Can We Love Our Neighbors in a Time of Coronavirus?

How Can We Love Our Neighbors in a Time of Coronavirus?

  • Post published:March 12, 2020
  • Post category:Current Events/Faith/Parenting
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

What does it mean to love our neighbors in a time of coronavirus? Like many Americans, I’ve paid increasing attention these past few days to reports about the spread of…

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Read more about the article How to Receive God’s Love

How to Receive God’s Love

  • Post published:March 4, 2020
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Request Your FREE RESOURCE: 5 Ways to Experience God’s Love and Practice Peace I wrote earlier this week about what a difference it makes when we pay attention to the…

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Read more about the article What Having a Baby with Down Syndrome Taught Me About Distraction, Fear, and Love

What Having a Baby with Down Syndrome Taught Me About Distraction, Fear, and Love

  • Post published:March 2, 2020
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Faith/Family
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When our daughter was diagnosed with Down syndrome, we felt fear for her future, but love carried us all. I’m increasingly convinced that one of the things that keeps us…

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Read more about the article Love: Sentiment or Commitment

Love: Sentiment or Commitment

  • Post published:February 28, 2020
  • Post category:Faith/Privilege and Race
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“Love is not a sentiment. It is a commitment…” As I drove home from a beautiful weekend in Richmond at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, I was listening to an interview…

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Read more about the article Journaling with My Non-Dominant Hand and What I Learned

Journaling with My Non-Dominant Hand and What I Learned

  • Post published:February 26, 2020
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I’ve been meeting with a spiritual director once a month for the past few months, and recently she challenged me to observe the season of Lent by journaling with my…

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Read more about the article Jean Vanier and Abuse: Is His Work Discredited?

Jean Vanier and Abuse: Is His Work Discredited?

  • Post published:February 25, 2020
  • Post category:Common Humanity/Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Jean Vanier, founder of the L’Arche community, beloved author, speaker, teacher, and mentor to thousands, winner of the Templeton prize—sexually abused multiple women over the course of many decades, according…

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Read more about the article How to Start Reading the Bible

How to Start Reading the Bible

  • Post published:February 19, 2020
  • Post category:Faith/Writing
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Download E-Book I remember when I was in high school and I first wanted to read the Bible. I wasn’t sure what I believed about God or Jesus back then,…

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Read more about the article Is Not Wearing a Bikini an Act of Modesty or Shame

Is Not Wearing a Bikini an Act of Modesty or Shame

  • Post published:February 17, 2020
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Is not wearing a bikini an act of modesty or shame? I really don’t like wearing bathing suits. I’m not even talking about bikinis. One-piece bathing suits. Bathing suits with…

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Read more about the article The Ethics of Abortion

The Ethics of Abortion

  • Post published:February 13, 2020
  • Post category:Common Humanity/Faith
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The ethics of abortion. Twice a year, I Skype with a class of high school students in New York City during their unit on abortion in a bioethics class. They…

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