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“No! William! I’m having it!” It’s a fairly common refrain in our house. William has something. Penny grabs it. William cries and grabs it back. Penny reprimands. I intervene. I wrote a few weeks back about “ Don’t Grab,” but around the same time I was struck by the relevance of another word I use…

A few articles that might be of interest: Nicholas Kristof, of the New York Times, writes about the recent case of a nun in Arizona who was excommunicated because she supported the decision of a pregnant mother-of-three to terminate her pregnancy when she discovered that the pregnancy would likely cause her own death due to…

At the moment, my bedside table is stacked high with books. Novels and Memoirs: Deep Creek by Dana Hand, Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann, Reading Jesus: A Writer’s Encounter with the Gospels, by Mary Gordon… Poetry: Sinners Welcome, by Mary Karr, Otherwise by Jane Kenyon, Theology and Ethics: Neither Beast nor God:…

I started this blog a few years ago, although I only began writing regularly last summer. The initial intentions for this space remain the same, however, and so I would like to introduce this space with the initial post from July, 2008 (with the caveat that the photo at the left is of the Caribbean,…

I am excited to announce that I have a completely new website! It includes information about my upcoming book. It also offers a Recommended Reading list, new photos, new audio clips of me reading from Penelope Ayers, and a new “About” section. Check it out at www.amyjuliabecker.com. I’d love to know what you think!

I have a new post on her.meneutics about the finale to LOST. It begins: I Once Was ‘LOST’ But Now Am Found Despite all its syncretistic symbols, the show’s finale depicted one aspect of Christian theology superbly. Amy Julia Becker My husband and I consciously choose to watch only one television show at a time,…

When William was two months old, I took him to the pediatrician for a checkup. “He’s really tight,” our doctor said. “Yep,” I nodded. “It’s hard for me to get him dressed. His arms are so strong I can hardly pull them away from his body.” He frowned. “He has extremely high muscle tone.” I’ve…

I graduated from Seminary on Saturday. It was seven years in the making, to finish the three year degree (at least seven is a Biblical number). I now have what is called a “Masters of Divinity,” a rather unfortunate title. By my reckoning, one of the goals of a Seminary education is to teach us…

Please forgive the formatting of this post–blogger is sometimes out of control, or at least out of my technical capabilities! Still some articles worth reading: “Red Family, Blue Family,” New York Times, May 9, 2010. This is a great op-ed exploring abortion, teen pregnancy, family values, and the sexual revolution. A quote: “Liberals sometimes argue…

We don’t get out much, so perhaps it’s no surprise that neither Peter nor I had heard of The Painted Veil. We rented it based upon the trailer, and we weren’t disappointed. It’s a beautiful film. It’s a pretty simple story: husband, who is also a doctor (played by Ed Norton) and wife, who is…
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