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Read more about the article I’m Scheduling Speaking Engagements for 2021!

I’m Scheduling Speaking Engagements for 2021!

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 7, 2020
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A class of high school students studying bioethics. A small group of church members. A smattering of writers from across the nation. A spiritual book club from North Carolina. An…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Writing for Your Life Conference

AJB Recommends: Writing for Your Life Conference

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 23, 2020
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I am so honored to join people like Philip Yancey, Diana Butler Bass, Parker Palmer, Sophronia Scott, Vivian Mabuni, and others as speakers at the upcoming (virtual) Writing for Your…

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Read more about the article Finding Freedom From the Condemnation of Comparison

Finding Freedom From the Condemnation of Comparison

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 2, 2020
  • Post category:Faith/Parenting/Speaking/Writing
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A few weeks ago, I found myself in a swirl of self-righteousness and self-condemnation and comparison. It happened like this. I was heading into my sister’s wedding, and I started…

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Read more about the article Questions About Justice: Talking With Everybody’s Church

Questions About Justice: Talking With Everybody’s Church

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:August 22, 2020
  • Post category:Faith/Privilege and Race/Speaking
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What are two practical things I can do this week to respond to racial injustice? What if in trying to say something welcoming I instead commit a microaggression? Do people…

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Read more about the article Welcome! Let Me Introduce Myself

Welcome! Let Me Introduce Myself

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:August 21, 2020
  • Post category:Books/Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith/Family/Parenting/Podcast/Privilege and Race/Speaking/Writing
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Hello friends! I’ve been writing blog posts, teaching, speaking, and writing books for years, but I wanted to pause for a minute and introduce myself to any new readers and…

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Read more about the article Head, Heart, Hands Audiobook

Head, Heart, Hands Audiobook

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 29, 2020
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I have a gift for you—a free audiobook of Head, Heart, Hands! After I wrote White Picket Fences, I heard back from many readers that they wanted more. They wanted to…

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Read more about the article Postponed Speaking Events, Grief, and Gratitude

Postponed Speaking Events, Grief, and Gratitude

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 17, 2020
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Today I expected to be speaking at the Festival of Faith and Writing in Grand Rapids, MI. I was planning a new talk about the relationship between love and justice,…

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