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,…
How to Handle Awkward Questions About Disability
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E9 — Awkward questions about disability happen. Here’s how parents can respond. Carrie Hahn, a pediatric speech-language pathologist and mother, joins Amy Julia Becker to…
How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes Us Worse
The other day, I was talking with our son, William, who’s a junior in high school. He’s starting to think about where he might want to go to college, and…
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The Cost of Ambition
Apple YouTube Spotify More! Ambition is the air we breathe—but what is it costing us? In this episode, Amy Julia Becker and theologian Miroslav Volf discuss his latest book, The Cost…
The New Testament in Color
Apple YouTube Spotify More! How do we attend to diverse voices in our churches and society without silencing or patronizing each other? Author and professor Esau McCaulley, PhD, joins Amy…
Our Story: Down Syndrome, Identity, and Love
I was scared when I found out our oldest daughter, Penny, had Down syndrome. My husband Peter and I were 28 years old, and we weren’t prepared to welcome a…
“I’m Not Enough” and “I’m Too Much” Are Both Catch Phrases for Shame
I’m not enough. I’m too much. It took me a LONG time to realize that both of these statements are catch-phrases for shame. It also took me a LONG time…
