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Communion and Food AllergiesOf all the places we inhabit, church should be among the most accessible. Until disability was something I dealt with every day, I might have said we were doing pretty well. We have elevators, handicapped parking spots, railings heading up toward the pulpit. But then I spent this last Christmas Eve at my home church and I came up against a barrier I wasn’t expecting: gluten. >> Read more Making Room for ChristmasWhen I was a child sitting at a midnight service on Christmas Eve many years ago, a light suddenly shone through the rose window at the front of the sanctuary. I whispered in awe to my older brother, “Look… the light…” He answered, “You dummy. They just turned the street lights on.” Crushed, I accepted his interpretation for years. It wasn’t until decades later that a friend asked me, “Why would they be turning on the street lights at eleven o’clock at night?” Her question opened other possibilities. Sometimes our ability to embrace sacred moments depends on our ability to be open to them. >> Read more Come Thou Long Expected Jesus“Come thou long expected Jesus, born to set thy people free,” as the Advent hymn goes. Oh yes, these weeks are full of anticipation of Christmas! Anticipation amps up as we fill our weeks with special musical events, Christmas plays, Christmas parties and additional tasks such as shopping, baking, wrapping gifts in preparation for the holiday. Finding time to prepare our hearts for Christ’s birth is an annual dilemma. >> Read more
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A Meaninful Role to PlayChou Gabikiny is a counselor, consultant, and mother to children with disabilities. She explains how churches thrive when everyone has a role to play.
A New CommandmentWill we let people with cognitive disabilities wash our feet and transform our conceptions of what it means to be a Christian and what it means to be human?
Blessings of a CARE NetworkJim Smith's family is blessed by a congregational network of care that helps them cope with their son's schizophrenia and a demanding work and travel schedule.
Can I Play Too?Adults have a unique opportunity to create a supportive climate for children with autism by educating typical peers about autism.
Certificate in Disabilities MinistryWestern Theological Seminary announces a Graduate Certificate in Disabilities Ministry to prepare pastors and others for ministry with the many people who live with disabilities.
Friendship's Worship TeamA worship team from Friendship Community involves persons with intellectual disabilities in leading worship in Pennsylvania congregations.
From Cure to CommunityYouTube video presentation by Christine Guth: From Cure to Community: Biblical Interpretation that Challenges the Stigma of Mental Illness.
He has been raisedThe Risen Christ is visible in all people, even those with the most profound disabilities.
Hear Then the ParableWhen we enter into authentic friendship with people with disabilities our worldviews and preconceived notions of humanity are confronted and transformed.
It's all in the faceWhile I see a face with Down syndrome and think of home and life, our culture looks at this face and sees only abnormality.
Making a way where there is no wayMatt Yeater, a recent graduate of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, has been awarded the 2016 Dr. Jacob Boletin Award by the National Federation of the Blind for his work in making biblical languages accessible to blind people.
Making Room for ChristmasHow can we make room for the holy by embracing the unexpected and welcoming one another this holiday season?
Need and CreaturelinessMany people with developmental disabilities know and befriend their neediness, and thus are able to live in a freedom of the Spirit that can also be transformative for us.
Ready and AbleTony Walters, a deacon at Papago Buttes Church of the Brethren who happens to have autism, helps prepare for the congregation's love feasts.
Redefining DisabilityAt First Mennonite Church, ability or disability seem irrelevant, as persons with disabilities contribute through leadership and other gifts.
The Feast of the IncarnationCelebrating the Incarnation as a sign that our salvation comes through the earthly and material reality that we are
The Lord is My StrengthErick Sawatzky brought together Anabaptist beliefs and lived experience with disability to suggest elements of an Anabaptist disability theology
The Peace of ChristCan we open our hearts and lives to the most vulnerable so that they can transform our vision about what it means to be Christian, citizens, and human?
The Third ServantWhen we see a sister or brother who reminds us of the third servant—despondent, suspicious, avoiding all risk—our invitation is to bear that beloved child of God up before the throne of mercy.
The Wisdom of GodBy choosing to become the scapegoat of humanity’s violence, Jesus radically identifies with the suffering “other”
To stare or to gazeHow will we look at people with intellectual disabilities? with a stare or with a gaze?
We Are Able!We Are Able Workcamp of the Church of the Brethren is a chance for young adults with disabilities to serve, learn, grow, and form friendships. Consider registering!
Will you be my friend?For the first time I understood that people with developmental disabilities asked the same questions and shared the same hopes that I did.
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