If disabled people are to have autonomy over their own stories, amplifying our voice for a just society, there needs to be a shift in the theological and practical approaches within our communities towards inclusion as well as equipping disabled Believers within those communities to use their unique gifts and talents thereby contributing to a collective witness of a life that is valued.
Stories here are wide ranging and personal reflections that challenge a justice-driven and enabling faith community. Where available content can been download to use personally or in a group setting as and when you need them.
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If you can’t choose your family, then who do you choose?
This week I was asked to prepare a talk for a group of disability and development students on the subject of “Disability within the Family” (or there abouts). The Professor, a friend of mine, said she thought of me because she had read my book “Road to Damascus”, and figured a personal account would be just the ticket. “Hum, Read more >
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Recapturing the Homeland
Last week I watched with sadness a programme on BBC2 called “Kill the Christians”, a ‘This Wold’ documentary looking at Christianity’s greatest threat to its existence in the very place where it was born. The programme featured the ancient settlement of Maaloula, one of a handful of villages in the mountains northeast of Damascus where Aramaic, Read more >
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Book reviews: Who needs them?
“I do. Because without them no one knows if the book I spent four years of my life writing is worth a few days reading.” So imagine my delight, and panic, when someone offered to write a professional review of my book in exchange for me doing the same for them. “Of course, no problem!” I Read more >