Nonverbal Individuals in the Church
When Penny was first born, an older Christian woman with a child with Down syndrome came to visit. She told me how her church hadn’t wanted to baptize her daughter…
Are People With Disabilities “Less Than” in Leviticus?
I recently opened my Instagram inbox and found a DM from one of you. I love receiving your questions about all sorts of things—parenting, disability, faith. This is one I…
To Be Made Well and Disability
When we look at the stories of Jesus with people with disabilities in the Bible, it can seem like a really simple equation. Disability=bad. Curing=good. But one of the things…
Books About Disability and Theology
DOWNLOAD FREE RESOURCE The “theology of disability” is a topic that might sound obscure or abstract, but it has been life-changing for me. The theology of anything is just a…
Vulnerable Humanity
“Curing is a physical process; it’s individual, usually (fairly) rapid, and concentrates on eliminating disease. Healing is a sociocultural process. It focuses on restoring interpersonal, social, and spiritual dimensions. It’s…
Comment | To Be Made Well: Why modern health obscures what it means to be human.
Does it matter that Jesus of Nazareth healed a lot of people way back when? Do we still need that type of healing? Are there ways for us to access…
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…
Penny’s Take on Hope Heals
Okay, this is my final (for now) post about Hope Heals Camp last week. I started out planning to tell you all about it in one post, and here we…
