Pastor Kempton Turner is bringing a special message of hope in God to fathers of children with disabilities on October 17. Call or email to reserve your spot today. Click here for more details. Pass it on and encourage men to attend! Kempton’s previous message for dads can be downloaded here.
Archive for September, 2009
Reminder: Breakfast for Dads on October 17
Posted in Special Events, tagged grace church, kempton turner on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When New Tests = Disappearing Babies
Posted in News, tagged abortion, al mohler on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Al Mohler has been a consistent voice of support for unborn children with disabilities. Yesterday in his blog he also noted how parents of unborn children with Down syndrome are aborting at astonishing rates – over 90%. Dr. Mohler quotes Dr. Brian Skotko, a clinical genetics fellow at Children’s Hospital Boston who has a sister [...]
“We are killing people and calling that prevention.”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abortion, jeff mcnair on September 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The quote above comes from Jeff McNair, professor at California Baptist University and writer of the blog, disabled Christianity. That provocative quote by Dr. McNair is in response to an opinion piece from the August 2009 edition of the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities journal. That journal is not available online, but Dr. [...]
Helpful Things: Mature, Wise, Christ-Exalting Veteran Parents
Posted in Helpful things on September 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Every church needs at least one couple who have been through long-term, intense suffering and who continue to praise God for his goodness in the midst of their hardships. Families that include a child or children with disabilities benefit greatly from the wisdom of parents who have been there – and are still standing. Just [...]
Resource Library Added
Posted in Uncategorized on September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
You should see a new feature in the right column of The Works of God website: Resource Library. We are just getting started putting content together in this ‘library’ but decided not to wait any longer to open it up. There are many resources you can find on the internet regarding disability ministries, so these [...]
News: UK Mom Takes on Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Posted in News on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There was a horrible story out of England last week about a mother who went into labor at 21 weeks and 5 days. She delivered a very tiny living baby boy – and the doctors refused to provide him treatment because he had not made it to 22 weeks. Adding to her grief, British standards [...]
Special Event for Fathers of Children with Disabilities
Posted in Helpful things, Special Events, tagged fathers, grace church, kempton turner on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every man touched by disability in his family who is near the Twin Cities should plan on attending this free event on October 17. Pastor Kempton Turner, a father with a disabled child, will again be the keynote speaker at a special breakfast event for fathers at Grace Church in Eden Prairie. It will be [...]
Welcome to The Works of God
Posted in Uncategorized on September 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For the past year several of us at Bethlehem Baptist Church have sought to express our joy in and dependency on a God who intentionally created some to live with disability. That blog was hosted here. You might find some interesting things there. This past week we moved the blog here, to improve accessibility for you and also for [...]
Flash: Isaac, Jacob and Eli Had Eye Problems Because They Were Elderly!
Posted in Scripture on September 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ok, the title is a little sarcastic, and I actually like the fact that an Israeli doctor took the time to consider what might have physically happened to those three men from the Old Testament. I was looking up something else and I came across “What Diseases of the Eyes Affected Biblical Men?” in the [...]
Registration open for Desiring God’s Conference The Works of God: God’s Good Design in Disability on November 8
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Posted in commentary, Scripture on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the reasons I’m praying for the Bethlehem College and Seminary is because they are filled with passionate faculty! Please consider subscribing to their weekly prayer email so you can pray with them through the year. Affections for God are important, and should not be assumed. Here’s why: I’m reading an old Journal of [...]
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