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Pain and Promise in the Last Supper (Mike Walker)

Jesus names his present and future vulnerability to pain in this verse and empowers his friends to claim their own limitations, and to use them as the basis for trust. I know how Jesus feels, in terms of having a broken body. I have spastic cerebral palsy: this neurological condition means that my muscles are always tense, or spastic, and that I experience palsy, or continuous tremors in all my limbs.

By |2017-04-12T09:55:46-04:00April 13th, 2017|Guest posts, Reflections, Theology|

Paul Smith’s Typewriter Art

Paul produced a variety of religious art. Lately a video (produced back in 2004) has been making the rounds on social media highlighting the artistic ability of Paul Smith from Philadelphia, PA. He had severe spastic cerebral palsy yet made the most of his abilities, and at the Rose Haven nursing home he found [...]

By |2014-09-15T09:59:53-04:00September 15th, 2014|Resources, Stories|
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