Love has no dimensions. It cannot be measured, boundless as it is. But I have felt lately that perhaps length is the best of all love’s rough estimates. What are the lengths to which someone goes for love? How long does love last, how far through difficulty will it carry us? How far behind us will it trail after we’ve left this world behind? What is the length of love? I give up nearly every … [Read more...]
Special-Needs Parents: Here’s Where to Find Your Mission Field
When my husband and I were in seminary, we had a little joke about being able to tell the missionaries from the rest of us. Missionaries were the ones who wore flip flops in January. They spent more time outside in the grass than in the library. If you went to their houses, you would probably have to sit on the floor. They didn’t want to acquire too much stuff before they went on the … [Read more...]
Power In The Body of Christ
Have you ever had one of those days (weeks, months) where you just felt like giving up? Yup. I thought so. We all have days, weeks or months like that. Especially those of us who live with children or adults with significant disabilities. Our son Joel, who has autism, has been having a rough time lately. A hospitalization for depression last fall. A 6 week manic spurt this spring that … [Read more...]
Disability Ministry…No Experience Required
Read below for a guest post from Mike Dobes. Three years ago, God ushered me into the world of disability ministry. I must admit that I felt very unqualified and assumed it was a temporary position. During the job interview for my current ministry role, I was asked to share my experience in disability ministry, I had to admit that I had none (I assumed the interview would end with that … [Read more...]
A New Resource for Special Needs Parents
Read below for an interview with Lorna Bradley, author of the new book, Special Needs Parenting: From Coping to Thriving (affiliate links included). What is Special Needs Parenting: From Coping to Thriving? Who is it for? Special Needs Parenting: From Coping to Thriving is a book written for any parent or loved one of a person with special needs, offering emotional and spiritual support for … [Read more...]
1,000 Voices
God is building you a team, even if you feel alone. It was 5am, 14 degrees, and still dark. If I wanted to get to the airport in time for my flight, I had no choice but to shovel this path…again. It’s always nice to visit California, but when one’s hometown of Boston has had more snow than at any other time in the history of the universe, and one’s house looks like an oversized meringue, … [Read more...]