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Read more about the article Gifts that Emerge Out of Belovedness

Gifts that Emerge Out of Belovedness

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:June 22, 2022
  • Post category:Healing
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When I was in sixth grade, we moved to Connecticut. I ended up in the “talented and gifted program” at my school. My “gifts” seemed evident to teachers. I could…

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Read more about the article The Center of Healing is Belovedness

The Center of Healing is Belovedness

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:June 21, 2022
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The center of healing is belovedness.  Healing happens in three steps (that aren’t necessarily linear): acknowledge hurt, ask for help, and take small steps towards shalom.  Believing that I am…

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Read more about the article A 5-Minute Practice: Pay Attention to God’s Love

A 5-Minute Practice: Pay Attention to God’s Love

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:June 9, 2022
  • Post category:Healing/Writing
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We are constantly invited into the healing love of God. - To Be Made Well Here’s a 5-minute practice to go along with this quote: Give yourself 5 minutes to…

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Read more about the article Believe Your Belovedness
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Believe Your Belovedness

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 6, 2022
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The center of healing is belovedness.  I’ve been thinking about three steps to healing: acknowledge harm, ask for help, and participate in healing.  All three of them depend upon belovedness.…

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“I Don’t Want Anyone to ‘Fix’ My Kid”

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 1, 2022
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Disability/Healing/Parenting
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I listened to Heather Kirn Lanier and Bishop Curry in a beautiful conversation about disability and parenting and what it means to believe that we each are beloved as we…

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Alcohol-Related Deaths Are Up

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 29, 2022
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Alcohol-related deaths were up 25 percent (compared to an average annual increase of 3-5 percent) during the pandemic, the New York Times reported. That’s a huge increase. For people under…

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Read more about the article We Are Made Well by God
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We Are Made Well by God

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 10, 2022
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What if you have inestimable worth, and you’ve never noticed it before? A few weeks back, I read about a drawing that was purchased for $30 at an estate sale.…

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Read more about the article Is Personal Healing Opposed to Social Healing?

Is Personal Healing Opposed to Social Healing?

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 27, 2021
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I used to act as though personal healing and social healing were opposed to each other.  If I make time to take care of myself, I don’t have time to…

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S4 E16 | Dear White Peacemakers with Osheta Moore

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 4, 2021
  • Post category:Faith/Podcast/Privilege and Race
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Can peacemaking dismantle racism? Osheta Moore, author of Dear White Peacemakers, offers a warm and welcoming invitation to White people as she talks with Amy Julia about antiracism, the difference…

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