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Hope Heals Camp: Belovedness and Belonging

  • Post published:July 26, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Hope Heals Camp exists as a place where families affected by disability can receive rest, resources, and relationships. As Jay and Katherine Wolf, co-founders, say, Hope Heals seeks to “disrupt…

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To Be Made Well at Hope Heals Camp

  • Post published:July 25, 2022
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Last week at Hope Heals Camp was incredible, and it was so beautiful to see To Be Made Well there inside all the welcome bags for families at the camp.…

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Read more about the article Acknowledging the Harm Inherent Within the Abortion Debates

Acknowledging the Harm Inherent Within the Abortion Debates

  • Post published:July 20, 2022
  • Post category:Current Events/Disability/Privilege and Race
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When the Supreme Court decided to push regulations around abortion back to the states, it set off a cascade of opinions and responses. Many pro-life activists celebrated while pro-choice folks…

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We’re at Hope Heals Camp

  • Post published:July 18, 2022
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Last year, we took a big trip out west to Utah and Wyoming. In the past, we’ve taken our kids to Martha’s Vineyard and met up with friends in Virginia…

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Telling a New Story About Disability

  • Post published:July 13, 2022
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There’s a mindset around disability that says things like: People with disabilities are always suffering. People with disabilities are a burden. A life with a disability is not a full…

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Read more about the article S5 E22 | Disability and the Speed of Love with Dr. John Swinton

S5 E22 | Disability and the Speed of Love with Dr. John Swinton

  • Post published:June 28, 2022
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 How do we create communities where friendship is a possibility among people of differing abilities? Dr. John Swinton, theologian and author, talks with Amy Julia Becker about mutual relationships of…

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Normie Film Streaming Now

  • Post published:June 15, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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WATCH NORMIE REGISTER for the Reimagining Family Life with Disability Workshop Our family was featured in a documentary called Normie. It’s a film that tells the story of Annemarie, a…

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Read more about the article Stubbornness and Down Syndrome

Stubbornness and Down Syndrome

  • Post published:June 13, 2022
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“People with Down syndrome are stubborn.” I’ve heard it from the time Penny was born. From therapists, teachers, doctors, and other parents.  It has always struck me as a negative…

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The Ambiguities of Abortion

  • Post published:June 3, 2022
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Quick Links: There’s a Better Way to Debate Abortion by Peter Wehner | THE ATLANTIC How the End of Roe Would Change Prenatal Care by Sarah Zhang | THE ATLANTIC…

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Read more about the article S5 E20 | Disability Belongs in Church with Dr. Amy Kenny

S5 E20 | Disability Belongs in Church with Dr. Amy Kenny

  • Post published:May 31, 2022
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While Jesus welcomed the disabled, the poor, and the outcast, Christian communities are often spaces of exclusion. Dr. Amy Kenny is a disabled scholar, a Shakespeare Lecturer, and the author…

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