Christmas and the Hospitality of Need
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E6 — In a season of parties and entertaining, it’s good to remember that hospitality means something very different—welcoming the stranger and caring for…
The World Is the Wrong Shape for Women
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E5 — There is a lot of conversation right now about the role of women and men in society. Whether we’re talking about the…
How to Break the Self-Improvement Cycle
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E4 — What if real freedom doesn’t come from more self-esteem—but from self-forgetfulness? Amy Julia Becker and author and pastor Sharon Hodde Miller, PhD,…
You Were Never Meant to Do It All
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E3 — What is the good life? Is it a life marked by money and success and achievement? Or a life marked by love? Author…
How Do You Know Your Calling?
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…
Reimagining the Good Life: What’s Coming This Season
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…
Want to Change Culture? Show Up With Care
Apple YouTube Spotify More! How does language, both careless and careful, shape our world? What's the connection between social status and the words we choose? How does technology influence our…
Learning From Silence
In 1990, as towering flames closed in around his California home, author Pico Iyer picked up his mother’s cat and ran to the car, hoping to escape the raging wildfire.…
What Solitude Gives Us After Catastrophe
Apple YouTube Spotify More! What happens when we step away from the noise of daily life and into silence? Author Pico Iyer joins Amy Julia Becker to explore the themes…
Family Formation: What is “the good life” for our children?
I loved getting to speak yesterday at Church of the Incarnation in Dallas about Reimagining Family Life. Our topic for their Family Formation evening was: What is “the good life”…
