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  • Reaching the Disabled

    In a recent class in the Beyond Suffering course, I was reminded that the disabled are the largest unreached people group. In the reading, they said it is estimated that only 10% are reached with the gospel. Think about that. The truth is that these disabled are all around you. Many are hidden from view.…

  • Vital Parts

    While weak, we are a vital part of God’s church. We are necessary. Comparing it to covid, we are essential workers. For too long, we may have been seen in the church as those needing charity, those without purpose or duty. But, look what God says:

  • Christ-Like Language

    One thing that I am learning is difficult for those of us with disability and chronic-illness is identity. It is so easy to view oneself solely through the lens of our disability or illness. This article is so helpful in seeing the person instead of the disability and helping them to do the same. You…

  • Freedom and Isolation

    This post originally was published on a member blog in July 2022.  Freedom… It is what I named my new vehicle which includes a scooter lift. Yesterday, I experienced some of that freedom. The new alternative treatments have allowed me to get out of the house a bit. Each week, I see a little more…

  • An Important Part of the Church

    Take a deep breath. In. Out. And another. In. Out. Could you do it? If you could and if you are a child of God, you have a job to do in the Church (as in the global Church, the body of Christ). “Wait,” you say. “You don’t understand. I am … (disabled, an invalid, a…