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amyjuliabecker
Ten years ago, my dad called to talk to my husband. “I hear you’re working too hard,” Dad said. “I don’t have a choice,” Peter replied. “You always have a choice,” Dad said. And a few months later, Peter chose to leave his job as an analyst in an investment bank and work for a…
Updates
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amyjuliabecker
For those of you who live in the tri-state area, I wanted to let you know I will be preaching at 8:00 and 10:00 am this Sunday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in New Providence, NJ. I will also be speaking and reading from Penelope Ayers at the Adult Forum at 11:15 that same morning.…
Holy Inefficiency
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amyjuliabecker
Christmas Eve, 11 pm. It was the first time since we’ve had children that my husband and I attended “midnight mass,” and I had forgotten how long it took. At home, we attend a non-denominational church, but we had decided to go for the “smells and bells” of the Episcopal liturgy that night. It was…
Thanks to Andy Crouch
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amyjuliabecker
Happy New Year! My celebrations started early when I read that Andy Crouch (author of Culture Makers, a book I highly recommend), had reviewed my book, Penelope Ayers, as one of his favorites of the year. Click here to read the review (scroll down once you get to the page), and I encourage you to…
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