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Read more about the article Hope Moments: Living Out the Way of Jesus

Hope Moments: Living Out the Way of Jesus

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:August 2, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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I want to tell you about every moment from Hope Heals camp. But even with all my words and stories, and even with Ashley Monogue’s gorgeous photography (montage below), and…

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Read more about the article S6 E22 | Why Stories of Hope Subvert Racism with John Blake

S6 E22 | Why Stories of Hope Subvert Racism with John Blake

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:June 27, 2023
  • Post category:Podcast/Privilege and Race
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Is racism baked into our nation’s DNA? Is there any hope for change? John Blake, a CNN journalist and author of More Than I Imagined, explores the personal and social…

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Read more about the article A Reservoir of Hope
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A Reservoir of Hope

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:June 7, 2023
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How can we build up a reservoir of hope?  Last year, when I was teaching the young children at Hope Heals camp, we talked about a verse from Romans 15:13:…

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Read more about the article Why a Superbloom Is an Image of Hope for Us
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Why a Superbloom Is an Image of Hope for Us

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 23, 2023
  • Post category:Faith
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I just learned the word superbloom. According to Dana Goodyear, writing for the New Yorker (in a GORGEOUS photo essay), a superbloom happens when there is so much rain that…

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Read more about the article S6 E19 | Deconstruction and Rebuilding with Yolanda Pierce

S6 E19 | Deconstruction and Rebuilding with Yolanda Pierce

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 16, 2023
  • Post category:Faith/Podcast/Privilege and Race
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In an environment of deconstruction, how do we identify what needs to be torn down? And in the midst of the rubble, what are we rebuilding? Dr. Yolanda Pierce, author…

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Read more about the article Hope on Holy Saturday

Hope on Holy Saturday

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 8, 2023
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There is a space that stretches between despair and joy. A painful moment. Of waiting. Of uncertainty. Of fear and grief and doubt tinged with the smallest glimmer of light.…

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Read more about the article S6 E12 | How to Cultivate Racial Healing with David M. Bailey

S6 E12 | How to Cultivate Racial Healing with David M. Bailey

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:February 7, 2023
  • Post category:Healing/Podcast/Privilege and Race
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 In the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death in Memphis, David M. Bailey, founder of Arrabon, talks with Amy Julia Becker about the long, deep, painful, hopeful work of healing in…

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Read more about the article S6 E9 | Spiritual Timekeeping in a New Year with James K. A. Smith

S6 E9 | Spiritual Timekeeping in a New Year with James K. A. Smith

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:December 27, 2022
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Do you feel like there isn’t enough time or wish you could just get a better hold on time? This episode is a chance to enter into a way of…

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Read more about the article Hoping FOR vs Hoping IN
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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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Read more about the article Hope Heals: Partnership of Hope and Healing

Hope Heals: Partnership of Hope and Healing

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 5, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Healing
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Last week, I had the honor of spending 24 hours with the board and staff and co-founders of Hope Heals.  The time reminded me of many truths, including that the…

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