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).

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for you are with me"

This was the second part of the 23rd Psalm that I was to report on to our group. We were studying Keller's, "A shepherd looks at P...

"He makes me lie down in green pastures..."

This past week, I was a part of a group studying "A shepherd looks at the 23rd Psalm." I was assigned chapters 3 and 7 in the boo...

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The "reality of one's condition"

I was recently reading from a curriculum on disability. Under the heading of "Grief and Depression" was the following statement. ...

Garbage in the heart

Yesterday was the first day of the fall 2000 and semester at California Baptist University where I teach. At one of the meetings I was sitti...

Thursday, August 05, 2010

Lorna's faith story

Please note the new viedeo below which is a woman's faith story from our Light and Power class. I never tire of hearing about how someo...

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Social consequences of disability

I have written elsewhere in this blog about what have been called the "social consequences of disability." That is, how does soci...

Community Based Isolation

I recently had a meeting with a friend of mine and we were discussing the problems faced by people with various disabilities, particularly i...

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Please keep Joni and Ken Tada in your prayers

This morning, the Joni and Friends website shared that Joni has been diagnosed with cancer. Please visit this website for the full letter d...

Thursday, June 10, 2010

"Celebrating the past: Honoring the legacy of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Senator Edward Kennedy"

That was the title of a presentation given to the entire membership this morning at the AAIDD conference. The majority of the presentation ...

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

AAIDD Providence

I am currently at the annual meeting of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. I am the incoming presiden...

Monday, May 17, 2010

Autism & Alleluias

I was contacted recently about reviewing the new book, Autism & Alleluias here. The book is written by Kathleen Deyer Bolduc and as my ...

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Growing pains

Something occurred to me the other day, actually in the midst of doing a presentation at the Joni and friends conference in Pasadena this pa...

Monday, April 26, 2010

Good intentions and laziness

In my role as a special ed professor, I am often visiting classrooms where student teachers work under a "master" teacher in order...

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

The good Samaritan

Tonight I was speaking to my class about the family life cycle as it relates to people with disabilities and their families. The research l...

Monday, March 22, 2010

3/21/10 World Down Syndrome Day

"Your search yielded no results" Rarely does this statement cause me happiness when it appears on my computer screen. Typically i...

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Amos Yong at Cal Baptist

Dr. Amos Yong will provide a Special Lecture on issues in Theology and Disability Thursday March 25, 2010 at 430-6 pm Copenbarger Room, Yeag...

Friday, March 05, 2010

The Church and Disability / The Orchard

I have just published two new books. The first is entitled The Church and Disability and is basically selections from the first five years ...

DTS and DBU

I had an amazing day today. I had the opportunity to meet with two men who have been involved in the development of a new course on the the...

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Juxtaposition

What do you think when you see this object? This object or one very much like it has been in many households in America. Typically you thi...

Thursday, January 28, 2010

"...extension of the processes of control within the capitalist state."

That is how Michael Oliver, the Professor of Disability Studies describes the move from institutions to the community in a 1994 article. He...

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