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Obama’s Influences: Stories and Statistics
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amyjuliabecker
I read an interesting article in the Washington Post earlier this week about the various influences upon President Obama. I posted some thoughts on it on the Park Forum: “President Obama’s Influences: Stories and Statistics.”
The Beauty of Flabby Arms…
By
amyjuliabecker
I wrote a post here over the summer that received a lot of comments, so I turned it into an essay that has been published at Divine Caroline (which, I must add, has a pretty low bar for publishing, but I thought it might get a different audience to read this essay). The essay begins:…
Markers are for Paper, Mama
By
amyjuliabecker
Three snapshots of life in our household: One: Yesterday morning, Peter finds Penny and William in the playroom. William in a chair, Penny facing him, sitting on his lap and coloring his face. Yes. His face. She’d already finished his head, neck, and clothing. He’d done a number on her hands, nose, and left cheek.…
Humility and Leadership
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amyjuliabecker
I have a new post on the Park Forum: Are Christians Wimps? talking about the relationship between power and corruption. Is it possible to be powerful without feeling entitled to power and without becoming corrupt? I hope so. Seems to me the only way it can happen is through an accurate sense of oneself as…
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