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Hope Heals Board Retreat

  • Post published:April 26, 2024
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I have the great honor of serving on the Board of Hope Heals. What a gift to spend 36 hours with these fellow Board members as well as members of…

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Employment in Churches for People With Disabilities

  • Post published:April 9, 2024
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Unemployment is one of the biggest challenges faced by disabled adults. And while there are all sorts of things we as a society can (and should) do to address this…

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Training in Love

  • Post published:April 8, 2024
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What if the hardships we face could be seen as training in love? I’ve been reading John Mark Comer’s latest book, Practicing the Way. He mentions that there are two…

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God Loves You

  • Post published:March 28, 2024
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God loves you. It’s the most basic message.  It is central to the entire Bible.  It is central to Jesus’ teachings.  It is central— foundational—to the New Testament.  And yet…

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Don’t You Care If We Drown?

  • Post published:March 27, 2024
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“Don’t you care?” I’ve prayed that prayer more than once. In the middle of a conflict with Peter that seemed irreconcilable. In the moments when my grandmother was dying and…

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Why Disability, Faith, Culture?

  • Post published:March 25, 2024
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It was relatively easy to land on “Reimagining the Good Life” as my new tagline and the new title of my podcast. Those words helped pull together what I’ve been…

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Read more about the article S7 E 12 | Reimagining Church Leadership and Disability with Andrew Draper

S7 E 12 | Reimagining Church Leadership and Disability with Andrew Draper

  • Post published:March 19, 2024
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! Why does it matter that most churches don’t welcome people with disabilities in leadership? If a church excludes people with disabilities, is it really a church?…

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Read more about the article How Jesus Changes the Story of Disability

How Jesus Changes the Story of Disability

  • Post published:March 11, 2024
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Go where Jesus goes. See who Jesus sees. Tell the story that Jesus tells. I had a chance to preach at Matthews United Methodist Church last week, and together we…

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Read more about the article COMMENT MAGAZINE | The Blurring Is Part of the Beauty

COMMENT MAGAZINE | The Blurring Is Part of the Beauty

  • Post published:March 7, 2024
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Every summer our family of five travels to Nauvoo, Alabama, for one week. It’s an unusual decision—we leave the relatively cool nights and sunshiny days of July in Connecticut for…

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Read more about the article Healing Our Narratives

Healing Our Narratives

  • Post published:March 4, 2024
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A friend recently pointed out that I need to experience healing in the midst of the false narratives I tell myself. As some of you already know, I tell myself…

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