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The Hospitality of Need: Disability and Interdependence

  • Post published:October 1, 2025
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TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST Many of us don't want to ask for help, but what if being needful isn’t weakness but a doorway to connection, friendship, and belonging? Kevan…

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Reimagining the Good Life: What’s Coming This Season

  • Post published:September 30, 2025
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST What really makes life worth living? This season on Reimagining the Good Life, Amy Julia Becker dives into the ideas, assumptions, and cultural narratives that shape…

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Parenting Kids with Disabilities: The Power of Delight

  • Post published:September 24, 2025
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TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST What if delight is one of the greatest gifts you can give your child? In this episode, Amy Julia Becker talks with therapist and author Sissy Goff,…

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Don’t Wait to Celebrate: Disability and Delight

  • Post published:September 17, 2025
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TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST "How could there be a good future in the midst of so much loss?" If you’ve felt overwhelmed by the challenges of disability—or if you…

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Introducing Take the Next Step Podcast

  • Post published:September 10, 2025
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TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST Welcome to Take the Next Step, a weekly podcast for parents of children with disabilities, offering practical guidance, encouragement, and hope.Each week we'll explore how to:Create…

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The Lucky Few: Finding Delight and Belonging in Disability

  • Post published:June 17, 2025
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When Heather Avis says she’s one of “the lucky few,” she means it. In this episode, we talk about growing up with our children with Down syndrome, what it means…

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The Cost of Ambition

  • Post published:June 3, 2025
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! Ambition is the air we breathe—but what is it costing us? In this episode, Amy Julia Becker and theologian Miroslav Volf discuss his latest book, The Cost…

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The Myth of the Perfect Family—and the Truth of Love

  • Post published:May 20, 2025
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! What if the perfect family doesn’t exist—and never was supposed to? Theologian Emily McGowin, PhD, joins Amy Julia Becker to explore family life in America and…

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RFK Jr., Autism, and the Story We Need Instead

  • Post published:May 6, 2025
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Apple YouTube Spotify More!  Is disability a tragedy? Is it a gift? What place is there for grief and for joy in this story of disability so many of us…

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Why I Haven’t Sent My Kids to Church Camp

  • Post published:April 22, 2025
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! For some of us, Christian summer camp is where we felt most at home. But for campers at white Evangelical church camps in particular, camp was…

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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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Prepare Him Room: Advent Reflections on What Happens When God Shows Up

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