Thursday, June 28, 2007

Kindly patitudes versus the truth

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I read a story the other day sent out by a person in the disability community whom I respect. I won't share the story here, but the jist...
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Thursday, June 21, 2007

"Church asks mom, disabled child to leave"

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The following is a link to an article forwarded to me by a colleague, Kara, available on Unionleader.com entitled " Church asks mom, di...
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Articles by Jeff McNair

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If any of you who visit this blog would like to receive a small packet of articles I have written on disability/disability ministry, email m...
Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Article link from ESA online.

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An article I wrote a couple of years back is part of a features section of ESA (Evangelicals for Social Action) online. You can view the ar...
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Wednesday, June 06, 2007

The Institute on Disability Studies at California Baptist University

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I am excited to share that this past week, California Baptist University approved The Institute on Disability Studies. Although we plan to w...
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How to ask the questions?

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Michael Oliver is an author in disability who I really enjoy reading. He makes me think. In his book with Bob Sapey, Social Work with Disab...
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Friday, May 25, 2007

God's works and God's grace

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In the past I have commented on the John 9 passage about working the works of God. Click here to see the post. The implication is that we ...
Tuesday, May 22, 2007

The Kingdom of God in your neighborhood

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I had the distinct priveledge this past week of speaking briefly at the Amos Fellowship in Riverside, California. Pastor Julio Andujo was i...
Monday, May 21, 2007

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination

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It is called The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007, and begins with the heading, "To prohibit discrimination on the bas...
Friday, May 11, 2007

"Don't hate the player, hate the game"

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"Don't hate the player hate the game" is a saying that you will sometimes hear people say. The idea is, for example, good loo...
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Pillow angel surgery broke the law

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So it turns out that the procedure to keep Ashley as a child was illegal, because she was sterilized without court approval. CNN.com reports...
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Thursday, May 03, 2007

Impaired people

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At the disability Sunday program at my church mentioned in the previous two entries, I was one of the speakers. At one point in the service...
Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Video of Disability Sunday at Trinity Church 4/29/07

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In the previous post, I shared my notes for the portion of the sermon I was to give for our disability awareness Sunday, at my church, Trini...
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Friday, April 27, 2007

Disability Sunday 4/29/07

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Here basically are the notes for comments I plan to make this Sunday at my church. We are celebrating our second Disability Awareness Sunday...
Tuesday, April 24, 2007

being certified as a volunteer

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Over the past year or so, I have been trying to consistently visit a group home for adult friends with cognitive disabilities in my communit...
Monday, April 23, 2007

April 23, 2007

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It has now been three years since the birth of this blog. I have made 256 entries (not as much as I would have thought in three years) and ...
Tuesday, April 17, 2007

A confession

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I have a friend named Thom who is a person who has a cognitive disability. You might even say it is a severe disability. I have known Thom...
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

The servant and devaluing roles

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I was thinking again about the training I received in social role valorization (see March 21, 2007 entry). As Christians we are called to b...
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Monday, April 09, 2007

Helping those who can't repay you

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Luke 14:14 "Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous." When I am speaking to groups...
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Sunday, April 08, 2007

Disability studies at CBU

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California Baptist University in Riverside, California, has just had an MA degree approved by the university curriculum commitee. This is t...