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Perplexed by the Pill
By
amyjuliabecker
I have a new post on her.meneutics about the ethical and theological concerns raised by the Pill. It begins: The Pill turned 50 this year, and Time magazine commemorated the anniversary last week with Nancy Gibbs’s cover story, “Love, Sex, Freedom and the Paradox of the Pill.” Gibbs thoroughly and thoughtfully provides a scientific and…
Penelope Ayers Updates and Reviews
By
amyjuliabecker
Penelope Ayers is now available on Kindle. Unfortunately, the Kindle edition is not in the same place as the paperback. Go figure (and if any of you are tech savvy and know how to fix this discrepancy, please comment!). And to read a new review, and get introduced to an interesting blog (Holy Vernacular!) click…
If I Accidentally Say the Word “Retarded”…
By
amyjuliabecker
Peter was talking with a friend of ours. I don’t know the context, but she called something “retarded” as they talked. We bumped into her again the next day. She reached out and touched Peter’s arm. “I’m so sorry about what I said yesterday. I don’t know if you even noticed, but I was sleep…
“I did awesome jumping Mom”
By
amyjuliabecker
Every Friday when I pick Penny up from school, she has stickers on her back. I ask her about them. And she tells me, “I did a great job with Miss Sharon, Mom!” Miss Sharon is her physical therapist. So this past Friday when I asked, she was a little more specific: “I did awesome…
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