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Read more about the article 3 Reasons I’m Grateful for the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr.

3 Reasons I’m Grateful for the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 16, 2023
  • Post category:Healing/Privilege and Race
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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wasn’t a perfect man. He didn’t have unflagging faith. His faith began as a more abstract intellectual pursuit and became more and more personal…

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Read more about the article S6 E1 | Good and Beautiful and Kind with Rich Villodas

S6 E1 | Good and Beautiful and Kind with Rich Villodas

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 6, 2022
  • Post category:Faith/Healing/Podcast
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Can goodness, beauty, and kindness make any difference at all in a wounded world? Rich Villodas, pastor and author of Good and Beautiful and Kind, talks with Amy Julia Becker about…

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Read more about the article In the Wake of the Supreme Court’s Decision, The Lord’s Prayer
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In the Wake of the Supreme Court’s Decision, The Lord’s Prayer

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:June 25, 2022
  • Post category:Current Events
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How can we respond with compassion, justice, and love in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade? Is this ruling cause for celebration or for…

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Read more about the article To Be Made Well: Justice

To Be Made Well: Justice

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 14, 2022
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I used to think that justice was about law courts and whether or not people should be fined or go to jail or not. My understanding of justice was narrow…

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Read more about the article Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict

Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 20, 2021
  • Post category:Current Events/Privilege and Race
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For any white people who don't understand why Black people are upset about the Rittenhouse verdict, this lack of understanding points to what many Black people are saying: we are…

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Read more about the article S5 E2 | God Has Something to Say About Privilege with Dominique Gilliard

S5 E2 | God Has Something to Say About Privilege with Dominique Gilliard

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 21, 2021
  • Post category:Healing/Podcast/Privilege and Race
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What is privilege? How can we leverage it to proclaim God’s love to the world and create communities that flourish? Dominique DuBois Gilliard, the author of Subversive Witness, talks with…

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Read more about the article The Quartet of the Vulnerable and Justice

The Quartet of the Vulnerable and Justice

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:June 23, 2021
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Derek Chauvin will come before a judge for sentencing later this week. He, and we, will learn how much time he will spend behind bars as punishment for his crime…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Resources About Critical Race Theory

AJB Recommends: Resources About Critical Race Theory

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  • Post published:June 4, 2021
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Parents are worried about their kids learning Critical Race Theory in the classroom. Some are concerned about indoctrination. Some are worried about kids only learning the negative aspects of American…

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Read more about the article Justice Makes God’s Earth Rejoice

Justice Makes God’s Earth Rejoice

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  • Post published:April 22, 2021
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For many years, I learned more about how and why we should honor God's earth from people outside the church than those within it. I learned from glimpses at Ojibwe…

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Read more about the article Fasting and Justice

Fasting and Justice

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 29, 2021
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We are nearing the end of the season of Lent, this time of intentional fasting within the Christian tradition. I’ve been fasting from chocolate-covered almonds, which seems almost farcical when…

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