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Fragility and Hope
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amyjuliabecker
Some of you will remember this article from two years back, when I was pregnant from William and had an editorial published first for First Things and then the Philadelphia Inquirer. But in case you haven’t read it before, here it is again: “All of Life is Fragile and Uncertain“, published this time on a…
“I Want to Be Like Penny”
By
amyjuliabecker
I dropped Penny off at school this morning, and a mom of another little girl in her class pulled me aside. “Alli insisted on wearing sunglasses this morning because she wanted to be like Penny.” I turn around and there’s Alli (not her real name), in her raincoat and hat and boots, on this gray…
Adultery and Grace
By
amyjuliabecker
I have a new post on Christianity Today’s Women’s Blog: Iris Robinson Jesus Loves You More Than You Will Know.
A few more thoughts about God, memoir, and cultural narcissism
By
amyjuliabecker
And now a few more thoughts… The important thing about memoir in general is that it not be simply a chronicle of events, but rather a story telling a larger truth. So, for instance, on the surface, Penelope Ayers is the story of my mother-in-law dying of cancer. Which is a rather mundane experience, and…
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