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Read more about the article The Lord’s Prayer is Not for ME

The Lord’s Prayer is Not for ME

  • Post published:November 10, 2017
  • Post category:Faith
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

"Give US this day OUR daily bread . . . Forgive US OUR debts, as WE forgive OUR debtors." Sorry for the all-caps, but I've been leading a Bible Study…

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Read more about the article Why I Dropped the Label Evangelical

Why I Dropped the Label Evangelical

  • Post published:October 20, 2017
  • Post category:Current Events/Faith
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

For those of you who are Christians, do you use another label to describe what type of Christian you are? I used to. I wrote for the Washington Post today…

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How Observing Sabbath Frees Us From Anxiety

  • Post published:October 17, 2017
  • Post category:Faith/Family
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Marilee slept late this morning. At 7:30, I rubbed her shoulder as she lay curled up under the covers on her side. When she opened her eyes, though, I could…

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Thoughts from October 16-20, 2017

  • Post published:September 20, 2017
  • Post category:Faith/Family/Weekly Thoughts
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Once a week I compile the reflections I've offered on Facebook into one blogpost. Here are the thoughts from the past five days: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 Marilee slept late…

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Read more about the article Why We Must Insist Upon Knowledge Tethered to Love

Why We Must Insist Upon Knowledge Tethered to Love

  • Post published:May 25, 2017
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I was invited to share some thoughts on disability and theology with the student body of St. Paul’s School, a boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire. I offered three reflections…

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Read more about the article What if Usefulness is Not the Measure of our Humanity?
Penny and her family at Epcot, or what love and knowledge together look like

What if Usefulness is Not the Measure of our Humanity?

  • Post published:May 25, 2017
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I was invited to share some thoughts on disability and theology with the student body of St. Paul’s School, a boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire. I offered three reflections…

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Read more about the article When Facts Fail – Reflections on Love and Knowledge

When Facts Fail – Reflections on Love and Knowledge

  • Post published:May 25, 2017
  • Post category:Disability/Faith
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I was invited to share some thoughts on disability and theology with the student body of St. Paul’s School, a boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire. I offered three reflections…

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Read more about the article When God Doesn’t Clean Up the Mess in Your Life
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When God Doesn’t Clean Up the Mess in Your Life

  • Post published:December 29, 2016
  • Post category:Faith
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

  There are two ways for light to shine. There is overpowering light. Like the light of highbeams on a road at night. The light of the sun that makes…

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Read more about the article What if You Don’t Need to Be Successful? (Or, Advent Reflections on Joy)

What if You Don’t Need to Be Successful? (Or, Advent Reflections on Joy)

  • Post published:December 22, 2016
  • Post category:Faith/Family/Parenting
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I was grumpy for a few years. Maybe not every day. But most days. And at the core of my being, deep inside my heart, lay a stone, a slowly…

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Read more about the article When You Want to Say “&%$!” to God (Or: Advent Reflections on Hope)
The Annunciation, Raphael

When You Want to Say “&%$!” to God (Or: Advent Reflections on Hope)

  • Post published:December 22, 2016
  • Post category:Faith
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I was reading from the early chapters of Luke as a part of getting ready for Christmas, and I came to the moment when the angel appears to Mary. So…

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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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