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For Such a Time as This: Disability, MAiD, and Christian Witness

In this deeply personal and challenging reflection, Heidi Janz explores the connection between disability, MAiD, ableism, and Christian witness in Canada. Drawing from her own story, the life and death of Tracy Latimer, and her work in disability ethics, Janz calls the church to affirm the dignity of disabled lives and resist the cultural belief that dependence makes a life less valuable.

By Heidi Janz|June 5, 2026|

For Such a Time as This: Disability, MAiD, and Christian Witness

In this deeply personal and challenging reflection, Heidi Janz explores the connection between disability, MAiD, ableism, and Christian witness in Canada. Drawing from her own story, the life and death of Tracy Latimer, and her work in disability ethics, Janz calls the church to affirm the dignity of disabled lives and resist the cultural belief that dependence makes a life less valuable.

Mulling Toward Access and Belonging: Eyes to Hearts to Souls

Ty Ragan reflects on mulling, disability, faith, and the Great Commandments, inviting us to consider how access and belonging can reshape the way we see, listen, and build community.

Superhuman? Pope Leo, AI, and Learning to Love Within Our Limits

Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas becomes a powerful reflection on AI, disability theology, and the meaning of human fullness. This article invites readers to see limitation not as a flaw to overcome, but as part of the gift of embodied life, where belonging, love, and communion offer a truer vision of what it means to be human.

God’s Banquet of Belonging: Reflecting on Luke 14

Jenna Sanderson reflects on God’s Banquet of Belonging, drawing from A Deeper Communion and the parable of the banquet in Luke 14. This article invites readers to imagine churches where people with disabilities are not only welcomed, but honoured, known, and encouraged to use their God-given gifts as co-labourers in the Body of Christ.