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Read more about the article “Good Genes” and the Gift of Being Human

“Good Genes” and the Gift of Being Human

  • Post published:August 7, 2025
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What if the real beauty of humanity isn’t found in “good genes,” but in the people our culture is most inclined to screen out? Last week in the newsletter, I mentioned…

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Read more about the article Reimagining Family Life with Autism

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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Read more about the article How to Talk About Disability

How to Talk About Disability

  • Post published:January 28, 2025
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Apple YouTube Spotify More!  Is disability a tragedy? Are disabled people “inspiring”? The language we use often reveals our assumptions about disability. Carrie Hahn, a pediatric speech-language pathologist and mother,…

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Read more about the article A Life Worth Living? Reimagining Life, Choice, and Disability

A Life Worth Living? Reimagining Life, Choice, and Disability

  • Post published:November 19, 2024
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! How do we decide who has a life worth living? Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, PhD, author and professor emerita of English and bioethics at Emory University, joins Amy…

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Read more about the article S7 E18 | Exploring the Good Life with Meghan Sullivan, Ph.D.

S7 E18 | Exploring the Good Life with Meghan Sullivan, Ph.D.

  • Post published:June 11, 2024
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! What does it mean to live a good life? How do we find meaning and happiness in our everyday lives? In this episode, Amy Julia Becker…

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Read more about the article S7 E 16 | Hope That Heals in a World That Hurts with Katherine Wolf

S7 E 16 | Hope That Heals in a World That Hurts with Katherine Wolf

  • Post published:May 14, 2024
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Apple YouTube Spotify More!  How do you hold onto hope in the midst of suffering? How can we trust in the goodness of God in a world of pain? What…

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Read more about the article False Message: Disability is a tragedy to be alleviated.

False Message: Disability is a tragedy to be alleviated.

  • Post published:January 19, 2023
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When it comes to disability, we receive many erroneous and incomplete messages from the media and popular culture. Here’s the second of four false messages we receive about disability. FALSE…

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Read more about the article False Message: Disability is a problem to be fixed.

False Message: Disability is a problem to be fixed.

  • Post published:January 13, 2023
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Every day, we encounter images and phrases and assumptions and false messages about disability that shape our way of perceiving people with disabilities. Many of these depictions and assumptions are…

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Read more about the article And You Will Be Blessed

And You Will Be Blessed

  • Post published:November 3, 2022
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Disability and blessing. I preached on that topic from Luke 14 last Sunday, and I wanted to share that with you here. As many of you know, Penny was diagnosed…

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Read more about the article Hope Heals Camp: Belovedness and Belonging

Hope Heals Camp: Belovedness and Belonging

  • Post published:July 26, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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Hope Heals Camp exists as a place where families affected by disability can receive rest, resources, and relationships. As Jay and Katherine Wolf, co-founders, say, Hope Heals seeks to “disrupt…

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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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