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Read more about the article Juneteenth, Human Flourishing, and the Practice of Love
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Juneteenth, Human Flourishing, and the Practice of Love

  • Post published: June 19, 2026
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Years ago, our daughter was rejected from a preschool program as soon as the director heard that she had Down syndrome.  The label she received at birth of “disability” seemed…

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Racism, Greed, and the Good Life with Malcolm Foley, PhD

  • Post published: June 16, 2026
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S10 E5—Where does racism come from? Many of us assume it's rooted in hatred or fear, but what if it’s actually rooted in greed? As…

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Read more about the article When Life Doesn’t Turn Out as Planned: Finding Belonging Beyond Unfulfilled Dreams
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When Life Doesn’t Turn Out as Planned: Finding Belonging Beyond Unfulfilled Dreams

  • Post published: June 12, 2026
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I never got a Ph.D. I never became a school chaplain. The life I planned is not, in many ways, the life I got. There are other losses too. I…

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The Life You Planned vs. the Life You Got with Karen Swallow Prior, PhD

  • Post published: June 9, 2026
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S10 E4—Do you ever wonder what your life would look like if you had made different decisions a long time ago? Author Karen Swallow Prior…

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Why the Language We Use About Disability Matters

  • Post published: June 5, 2026
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When our daughter was diagnosed with Down syndrome, I realized that I had the words “Down syndrome baby”  in my head. I remember thinking, “I don't like that language. It…

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The R-Word and the Language of Disability with Christina Cipriano, PhD

  • Post published: June 2, 2026
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S10 E3—The return of the R-word is about more than language. The words we choose both reflect and shape our moral imagination. When disability becomes…

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The Spirituality of Weariness with Tish Harrison Warren

  • Post published: May 26, 2026
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S10 E2—What do you do when you’ve done all the “right” spiritual things and still feel exhausted? Tish Harrison Warren, a writer and Anglican priest,…

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How to Design a More Human World with Sara Hendren

  • Post published: May 19, 2026
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S10 E1—When you walk into a room, what does that room tell you about who you are as a human being? What assumptions go into…

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Reimagining the Good Life – What’s Next? {Season 10}

  • Post published: May 12, 2026
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST What makes a life good? In this new season of Reimagining the Good Life, Amy Julia Becker invites listeners into thoughtful conversations about faith, family, disability,…

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Culture Care, not Culture War with Makoto Fujimura

  • Post published: January 27, 2026
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E9—Our culture feels like a battlefield, but attitudes and actions change when we change metaphors and see it as a garden we’ve forgotten how…

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