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Hope

Read more about the article Advent, Hope, and Canceled Parties

Advent, Hope, and Canceled Parties

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:December 2, 2020
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This year the calendar walks us through a season of Advent, hope, and canceled parties. The weird thing about being a practicing Christian in America in December is that the…

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Read more about the article S3 E14 | The Astonishing Hope of a Mortal Life with J. Todd Billings

S3 E14 | The Astonishing Hope of a Mortal Life with J. Todd Billings

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 6, 2020
  • Post category:Faith/Podcast/Privilege and Race
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Mortality is often connected to fear, so how does embracing a mortal life provide hope to individuals and communities? Professor Todd Billings, author of “The End of the Christian Life:…

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Read more about the article God Is Always Doing a New Thing

God Is Always Doing a New Thing

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 28, 2020
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"There is nothing new under the sun." It’s such a depressing line from Ecclesiastes, and it reads as depressingly true right now. Futility of Life I’ve been reading through Ecclesiastes,…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: The Sun Does Shine

AJB Recommends: The Sun Does Shine

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 11, 2020
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Books/Privilege and Race
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I have gone to bed late every night this week because I stay up to read more of Anthony Ray Hinton’s new memoir, "The Sun Does Shine: How I Found…

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Read more about the article Some Stories of Hope in a Week of Hardship

Some Stories of Hope in a Week of Hardship

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:June 8, 2020
  • Post category:Current Events/Privilege and Race
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Hope and racism. Ta-Nehisi Coates is feeling hopeful.  I didn’t think I would ever type those words. Coates is famous for his 2015 memoir, Between the World and Me, in…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Resources for Hope

AJB Recommends: Resources for Hope

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 25, 2020
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I talked about hope on my podcast last week (and tomorrow’s episode will be a bonus episode, also about hope), so I wanted to offer a few other recent podcasts…

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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
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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 Head, Heart, Hands Audiobook

Head, Heart, Hands Audiobook

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 29, 2020
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I have a gift for you—a free audiobook of Head, Heart, Hands! After I wrote White Picket Fences, I heard back from many readers that they wanted more. They wanted to…

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Read more about the article John Lewis on Nonviolent Resistance, Love, and Hope

John Lewis on Nonviolent Resistance, Love, and Hope

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 27, 2020
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If you’ve found yourself with additional time to read in this era of social distancing, I want to recommend Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement by Congressman…

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Read more about the article Reading Hope in Trying Times Interview

Reading Hope in Trying Times Interview

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 25, 2020
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“Reading Hope in Trying Times.” Now there’s an awesome title for you! Brian Allain, founder of Writing for Your Life, Publishing in Color, and Compassionate Christianity, decided to broadcast a…

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