Disability and Respect: A Christian Guide to Speaking with Love
If you have big questions about disability, you’ve come to the right place! Because the Joni and Friends Beyond Suffering course offers a biblical...
7
Oct
30
Sep
Introducing the Second Edition of Beyond Suffering: A Christian View on Disability Ministry
When I read these verses pointing to God’s glory and power beyond human imagination, I think of the Joni and Friends Beyond Suffering course...
20
Aug
A Living Church: Building God’s Family Through Love and Community
Some people think the church is dead. I disagree. The church is alive, particularly when it is a house, a home, and a family. But have you ever wondered...
1
Jun
Sacrificial Love and Long-Term Care: Living Out Christ’s Example
My friend Larry lived for over 40 years with quadriplegia. He had come to Christ shortly after his accident and his wife was able to take good care of him...
9
May
The Journey of a Mother Raising a Son with Down Syndrome
It wasn’t until the third ultrasound of Roberta’s pregnancy that she and her husband Steve got the news… you’re going to have twins. They were born a week...
25
Apr
Life and Faith with Autism
As someone living with autism attending church can sometimes be challenging. Loud music, bright lights, and the busy atmosphere can easily overwhelm me...
21
Feb
Lessons Learned from Lifelong Caregiving
When someone becomes a parent, you’re instantly a caregiver. But the 24/7 demands of caregiving decrease as our children grow up—except...
19
Jan
Every Life is a Gift from God
The book of Genesis says that when God created mankind on the sixth day, he breathed into the dust and formed male and female in his own image and likeness...
25
Nov
Adoption, Disability, and the Power of God’s Love
The first time we met Esther was under the golden arches… It was the summer of 2000. Our family had recently doubled in size with the adoption of two boys...
18
Nov
Support Teams are the Hammer and Nails Behind Ministry
Writing has always been one thing I loved. Creativity always flowed wildly in my mind, like a river in the fiercest storm. However, as someone with very...