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Read more about the article How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes Us Worse

How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes Us Worse

  • Post published:June 5, 2025
  • Post category:Disability/Faith/Parenting
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

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

  • Post published:June 3, 2025
  • Post category:Faith/Podcast
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

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…

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The New Testament in Color

  • Post published:December 3, 2024
  • Post category:Faith/Podcast
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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…

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Read more about the article Our Story: Down Syndrome, Identity, and Love

Our Story: Down Syndrome, Identity, and Love

  • Post published:September 2, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family/Parenting
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

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…

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Read more about the article “I’m Not Enough” and “I’m Too Much” Are Both Catch Phrases for Shame

“I’m Not Enough” and “I’m Too Much” Are Both Catch Phrases for Shame

  • Post published:March 28, 2022
  • Post category:Faith/Healing
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

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…

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The image is a book cover with the title "From Exclusion to Belonging" by Amy Julia Becker. The cover features a group of four smiling teenagers, including a young woman with Down syndrome in the center. They are dressed in casual clothing and appear to be in an outdoor setting with a blurred background of greenery. The design includes a torn paper effect separating the title text from the image. The title text is in a clean, modern font with "FROM EXCLUSION" at the top and "TO BELONGING" at the bottom, with the author's name displayed below.

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