Recently, I’ve been in a spiritual slump. A spiritual desert. Or pick another metaphor to describe what it feels like when God seems far away. Usually, I know why I’m in a place like this. Either I’m wrestling with a big theological question, or I just haven’t had time to talk with God about anything,…

Peter’s Mom always told him that she started going to AA because she was worried about where her drinking habit would lead her. She wasn’t drinking a lot, but she was drinking every day. And, she said, she needed that drink (vodka on the rocks) at the end of the day, “to take the edge…

“Cheap Blood Test Could Detect Disorders in Fetus” reports on an attempt to create a blood test (rather than CVS or amniocentesis) that could detect Down syndrome, among other genetic abnormalities, very early on in pregnancies.  As readers of this blog know, I’ve been thinking recently about keeping the Sabbath and creating spaces of rest…

When I was pregnant with William, people often remarked, “It will be so good for Penny to have a sibling.” Even though they meant well, I always felt indignant and replied, “It will be so good for this baby to have Penny.” And as Penny and William grow up together, again and again I find…

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Amy Julia Becker

Amy Julia Becker writes about theology, disability, family, and culture. Two major life experiences have shaped her writing and her faith—caring for her mother-in-law as she battled cancer and welcoming her daughter Penny into the world after she was diagnosed at birth with Down syndrome. Both experiences expanded and enriched her understanding of what it means to be human and to receive each and every person as a gift.  A graduate of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary, she is the author of Penelope Ayers: A Memoir, and the forthcoming A Good and Perfect Gift (Bethany House). Her essays have appeared in First Things, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Christian Century, ChristianityToday.com, and Bloom, among other online venues.

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