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Read more about the article It Doesn’t Have to Be Groundhog Day

It Doesn’t Have to Be Groundhog Day

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 19, 2020
  • Post category:Current Events/Faith/Podcast
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I’ve heard our moment compared to Groundhog Day again and again and again. If you missed it, Groundhog Day is a great movie from the 1990s in which Phil Connors…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Talking with Doctors Who Are Christians About COVID-19

AJB Recommends: Talking with Doctors Who Are Christians About COVID-19

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 4, 2020
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I happened to listen to two doctors talking about COVID-19 from their vantage point as physicians and people of faith. In the first interview, Dr. Danny Avula, Director of Public…

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Read more about the article How My Daughter Convinced Me We Can Help {Ep 107}

How My Daughter Convinced Me We Can Help {Ep 107}

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 28, 2020
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My Aunt Jane sent us five masks a few weeks ago (see photo). When the masks came, after we decided who gets which one and did a little modeling, I…

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Read more about the article Toilet Paper, Hoarding, and Sharing

Toilet Paper, Hoarding, and Sharing

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 27, 2020
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I bought a 9-pack of toilet paper in the grocery store last week. Yes. It was a brand I didn’t recognize, but it was soft toilet paper nonetheless. (Note: I…

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Read more about the article Where Is God When People Suffer {Ep 106}

Where Is God When People Suffer {Ep 106}

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 21, 2020
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Over the past few years, I’ve become more and more convinced that love is the foundation of all reality. Love is the deepest truth about God, about creation, about humans.…

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Read more about the article Consequential Strangers and Social Distancing

Consequential Strangers and Social Distancing

  • Post author:Amber Beery
  • Post published:April 16, 2020
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I was out taking a walk in our neighborhood yesterday, and I happened to cross paths (at an acceptable social distance) with a man who moved here last year. We…

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Read more about the article Privilege, Social Divisions, and COVID-19

Privilege, Social Divisions, and COVID-19

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 15, 2020
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In White Picket Fences, I write, The privilege of whiteness and wealth can become a wall against the privilege of being human, loved not for status or performance but simply…

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Read more about the article COVID-19, Privilege, and What Keeps Us from Living in Love {Ep 105}

COVID-19, Privilege, and What Keeps Us from Living in Love {Ep 105}

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 14, 2020
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In recent weeks during COVID-19, we have seen acts of extreme and ordinary self-sacrifice. Doctors and nurses are working around the clock and putting themselves in harm’s way. Parents are…

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Read more about the article What to Read on Holy Saturday

What to Read on Holy Saturday

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 11, 2020
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In the Christian tradition, today is called “Holy Saturday.” It’s a day of waiting. A day in between the horror of the crucifixion and the promise of the resurrection. It’s…

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Read more about the article How Our Kids are Coping During Coronavirus Crisis

How Our Kids are Coping During Coronavirus Crisis

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 9, 2020
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COVID-19 has brought a variety of emotions into our home, and I've wanted to know how our kids were coping with the coronavirus dynamics. “I have realized that I’m dealing…

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