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When the Church Tries to Fix What God Calls Good

  • Post published:October 21, 2025
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E2—What if disability isn’t something to fix, but a way to see God and one another more clearly? Theologian John Swinton joins Amy Julia…

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How Do You Know Your Calling?

  • Post published:October 7, 2025
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST Some people get paid to do what they love, but most don’t. How can we find meaning in everyday work that we don’t always love…

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Choosing Hospitality Over Isolation

  • Post published:October 5, 2025
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Growing up in a household with two wheelchairs, Kevan Chandler experienced firsthand the challenges, and the choices, that shape how a family navigates disability. Kevan and his sister both have…

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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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Can We Disagree and Still Belong Together

  • Post published:September 18, 2025
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I recently spoke about what it looks like to become communities of belonging. I’m aware that many of our communities are places where we only belong if we all think…

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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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How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes Us Worse

  • Post published:June 5, 2025
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The other day, I was talking with our son, William, who’s a junior in high school. He’s starting to think about where he might want to go to college, and…

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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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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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Reimagining Family Life with Autism

  • Post published:April 8, 2025
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! How do we redefine success, community, and family when parenting a child with disabilities? In this conversation, Amy Julia Becker and Adrian Wood, PhD, creator of…

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

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