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13Jul 2020

People with Disabilities and the Church During and After the Coronavirus Crisis

by Disability and Faith Forum ⋅ 1 Comment
The viewer stands at the back of a church, looking towards the front. Many empty pews stretch out in front of the camera. People are sitting near the front. A cross is hanging on the wall above the altar.

How did these COVID-19 restrictions affect people with disabilities, many of whom already felt unwelcome or ignored by their church even in normal times? … Read More →

24Jun 2020

Let it be

by Jasmine Duckworth ⋅ 3 Comments
a statue of Mary stands with her hands outstretched in front of a grey, cloudy, sky.

This is the hardest part of the pandemic for me. It feels like a personal hour of darkness. … Read More →

15Jun 2020

Remember Us

by Disability and Faith Forum ⋅ 3 Comments
Andrea and her husband stand outside with their kids - one young man and three young women. The youngest two are twins, and they are looking off to the side while everyone else looks at the camera. Everyone is smiling and dressed in shades of blue. One of the twins is wearing a dress like Anna's from the movie Frozen.

Dear Church,
As restrictions are being lifted and you plan for being together in person once again,

please think of us… … Read More →

20May 2020

A poem – Beloved

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The sun rises over a city filled with skyscrapers, shining long beams of light onto various buildings.

In every season, in every storm
In moments of questions
In moments of fear
In moments when everything seems so unclear
Be still and know that you are loved … Read More →

12May 2020

A poem – Sensory Processing Disorder

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Emma smiles at the camera, wearing red glasses and a dark red tshirt.

There is a subtle panic

in her eyes: she is trying to read me,
trying to understand what it is I could want

from her, but she picks up nothing at all
from my best encouraging face. … Read More →

05May 2020

The Body and the gift of pain

by Jasmine Duckworth ⋅ Leave a Comment
a woman lies on a bed, curled into a fetal position. her arms cover her face.

Being part of the Body of Christ means feeling pain when parts of the Body are not in alignment, and in such a large and diverse Body this will always be the case. … Read More →

29Apr 2020

A Window of Opportunity in Self Isolation

by Chantal Huinink ⋅ 1 Comment
A long grocery store aisle, empty of people but full of food.

Currently we can feel as though we are trapped in our homes. However, there is a window out of self-isolation into the experience of many others; those who must always do life at a slower pace. … Read More →

24Apr 2020

Spiritual Practices in a Time of Crisis and Solitude

by Jasmine Duckworth ⋅ 2 Comments

During the time of COVID-19, many of us are experiencing solitude or the loss of communal, in-person worship in new ways. For some, this might bring on existential questions and struggles with doubt. I hope that these spiritual practices will help others in the ways that they have helped me. … Read More →

20Apr 2020

The Value of a Life: Triage Ethics and Disability

by Chantal Huinink ⋅ Leave a Comment
two hands, held palm up as if in prayer. A small tattoo of a cross is visible on one finger.

While in some ways the COVID-19 pandemic is unifying the community around the globe, in others it is legitimating archaic values and hierarchies. … Read More →

17Apr 2020

Learning How To Die

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During this season of forced and mutual deprivation, when our consolations are taken from us one by one and we are continually and graphically reminded of the mortality of our species, I turn to the men I support for wisdom and guidance. … Read More →

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