disabled Christianity

Discussion of issues related to Christianity/theology and persons with disability, and disability ministry hosted by Jeff McNair, a Special Education professor. Jeff and his wife Kathi have been involved in ministry with adults with intellectual disabilities for 40 years. (all entries are © Jeff McNair).

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

The State Boys Rebellion

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I just finished reading a really good book. It is called The State Boys Rebellion: A True Story , by Michel D'Antonio. I have long bee...
Monday, June 27, 2005

John 5

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The pastor of my church, Dr. Gary Inrig, gave the most interesting sermon this past Sunday. He preached from the book of John, chapter 5. ...
Saturday, June 25, 2005

Membership

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As I mentioned in the last post, I am working on an instructor's manual for an excellent text on special education. One of the themes w...
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Friday, June 24, 2005

Beards and Pipes

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I was provided with the opportunity to write an instructor's manual for perhaps the premier textbook in moderate to severe disabilities,...
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Thursday, June 23, 2005

A theology of disability

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In 1965, Robert Perske presentated a paper to a conference entitled "The Church and the Mentally Retarted." The title of his pape...
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Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Audacity article

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Please check out an opinion piece I wrote for Audacity magizine at the following website. http://audacitymagazine.com/audacity.php?op=articl...
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Monday, June 06, 2005

The Best and the Worst

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It is interesting, that whenever someone wants to make the harshest criticism possible, they compare the behavior of an individual, or a gro...
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Monday, May 23, 2005

Ezekiel 34 Part 2

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Lets continue to consider Ezekiel 34 for a moment. It continues on, saying, Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says to them: See, I...
Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Ezekiel 34 Part 1

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Lets dance with a few sections of this passage, thinking about the church as the shepherds and persons with disability as the flock. I have...
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Sunday, May 15, 2005

Ezekiel 34

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A student of mine, Ms. Kimberly DeHuff shared a verse she had noticed in the book of Ezekiel. She encouraged me to read it with persons wit...
Tuesday, May 03, 2005

Not really a new way to discriminate

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Last night we had another meeting in Redlands Ca. relating to a group home for medically fragile, developmentally disabled adults. A group ...
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Sunday, April 24, 2005

A hero's perspective

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I picked up a copy of Beowulf at a used book sale. It is a story I love because of the way it portrays heroism in the face of absolute desp...
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Wednesday, April 20, 2005

The log in my own eye

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PRISM ePistle [epistle@esa-online.org] is an emailed newsletter which speaks to social issues of our day, and is related to Evangelicals for...
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City Council/Group Home

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In the city in which I live, Redlands California, there was a city council meeting last night. One aspect of the meeting was a discussion o...
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Friday, April 01, 2005

We must work the works: John 9:3-5

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Nearly a year ago, I related the following in a blog entry: John 9:3-5 says, "Neither this man or his parents sinned" said Jesus, ...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2005

I don't need you

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Think about what has been happening in the Schaivo case as it relates to other persons with disability whose lives might be determined unwor...
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Thursday, March 24, 2005

What to make of current events

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I must admit that the recent events regarding taking the life of a severely disabled person concern me. However, it isn't just the even...
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Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Bottle necked pastors = layperson movement

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I was asked to be on an advisory board for a disability advocacy group. It was interesting as yesterday, I met with the director and their i...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Inclusive worship

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I have often wondered about the concept of worship; what it is, how it is done, among other things. Recently questions about who can partic...
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Monday, March 14, 2005

Patronizing Good Will

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Oftentimes when describing work with persons with disabilities, or even in introducing persons with cognitive disability to those without di...
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