S7 E14 | How to Honor Limits in a World That Doesn’t with Micha Boyett
Apple YouTube Spotify More! What's the difference between limitations and brokenness? What does it mean to be blessed? How can a dual diagnosis of Down syndrome and autism be a…
Disability in “All the Light We Cannot See” Netflix Series
Have you watched the Netflix series All The Light We Cannot See? It is an awesome, subversive message about disability and, ultimately, about humanity. The main character is blind, and…
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Who “Deserves” Rewards? | Life to the Full
Modern people are rewarded for hard work, intelligence, athletic ability, and physical appearance. Studies have shown that people who conform to our modern Western ideals of height and what we…
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God’s Blessing Is a Given | Life to the Full
I’ve been hanging out in Jesus’ words to people of his day that come in Matthew 5. They contain a list of blessings, beginning with blessings to the people we…
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Blessing | Life to the Full
Jesus made this famous set of odd statements about those who are blessed. He started out with these declarations: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom…
Hope Heals | And You Will Be Blessed
I had a chance to write an essay (And You Will Be Blessed) for the Hope Heals blog. (And if you don’t already know about Hope Heals, now is the…
And You Will Be Blessed
Disability and blessing. I preached on that topic from Luke 14 last Sunday, and I wanted to share that with you here. As many of you know, Penny was diagnosed…
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Can Disability and Blessing Go Hand in Hand?
Can disability and blessing go hand in hand? For a long time, I didn’t think so. And I still don’t understand how and when our genetic codes and bodies…
S3 E18 | American Politics, Power, and Human Flourishing with Andy Crouch
As Americans vote in the 2020 national and local elections, is there hope for power, politics, and privilege to foster human flourishing? Andy Crouch, the author of Strong and Weak,…
