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Reruns With Jesus

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 29, 2023
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Eleven years ago, we moved to a new town and Peter started a new job. I called it my “year of wine and nachos,” as some of you may recall…

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God’s Boundless Love

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:December 5, 2022
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Wider than my arms can reach. Those are the words I used to say to our kids to describe how big our love was for them. Expansive. Abundant. Never-ending and…

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God’s Love Is the Answer to Depression

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 7, 2022
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God’s love is the answer to depression. I know that’s the type of declarative statement I’m not supposed to make. I know that religion has often been the opposite of…

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Hoping FOR vs Hoping IN

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 8, 2022
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There’s a big difference between hoping FOR something and hoping IN someone. I get them confused all the time, and I end up feeling foolish for having had hope.  If…

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The False Self is Fragile. The True Self is Vulnerable.

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:August 22, 2022
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The false self is fragile. ​​The true self is vulnerable.  It can be really hard to know the difference.  The true self is the part of me that is what…

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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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Waking Up Disappointed With Myself

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  • Post published:March 30, 2022
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I woke up feeling despondent about the second glass of wine from the night before. Feeling worried about the tightness in my jeans. Feeling disappointed in all the things I…

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What Energizes Me? Anxiety or Love?

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  • Post published:February 17, 2022
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Anxiety often wakes me up in the morning (not to mention in the middle of the night). My concern over the to-do list and my unspoken fear about what will…

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We Are Made Well by God

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  • 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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Filled with the Fullness

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  • Post published:November 3, 2021
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A font of overflowing water.  That’s the image that comes to mind when I read Ephesians 3 and Paul is praying that we could grasp the extent of God’s love…

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