Thanks, Sesame Street for striving to "see amazing in all children," and helping to contextualize such an important biblical truth, that is, the value of embracing differences. As people of faith, may we be reminded that God sees amazing in all children as well as in all people. Further, may this be cause for the church to celebrate the different gifts of every person.
When we look into the eyes of another, especially if that person is our son or daughter, it changes us. We begin to understand what it means to be created in the image of God, to be fearfully and wonderfully made.
There is not a single soul that fits neatly into a box. Rather, each unit fits uniquely into a puzzle and each of us is necessary to complete the beautiful picture of community within God's creation.
Ottawa Valley Vineyard Pastor Ahren Summach and Moe Day sing Jesus Loves Me with Ann Gray after a documentary chronicling Day and Gray's journey finding a church. Moe and Ann [Read More]
Creating a Culture of Inclusion for People with Disabilities is a series of 8 vignettes of real life situations in the First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham, MI that is meant to be a study resource for faith communities.
The 2014 Summer Institute on Theology and Disability, sponsored by the Bethesda Institute, ran from June 16th-20th at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. The days were full, with [Read More]
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 [Read More]
The Meeting House, one of the largest churches in Canada including its regional sites throughout Ontario, has just been through an Ubuntu series that has highlighted three marginalized groups: First Nations, New Canadians, and lastly People Living With a Disability.
Gayle Walls desired to communicate his faith to the world, but found communication barriers to be challenging in light of being born with cerebral palsy. With the rapid growth of technological [Read More]
"Just come, just get here." Sometimes, the best first step is invitation. Who knows how many people don't attend on any given Sunday simply because no one has asked them? The video [Read More]