The Westminster Larger Catechism contains one reference to ‘disabled’ and two references to ‘disability.’ It was written in the 1640s. Helpfully, rather than assigning those terms exclusively to people living with disabilities, it assigns them to everyone. Basically, we are all sinful, incapable of addressing our sin, and incapable of behaving morally. Thus, we all [...]
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Disability and the Westminster Catechism
Posted in commentary on November 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
GiveMN.org Give to the Max Day
Posted in News on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Until 8am tomorrow morning, every donation to any Minnesota non-profit is eligible for a matching gift from GiveMN.org, including Desiring God and Bethlehem Baptist Church. You can read about it here. A few minutes ago I saw this ‘leader board’ based on the number of people who have chosen to donate to various non-profits. Currently [...]
Church Membership Matters!
Posted in commentary on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This could be a long series, but I think I’ll limit it to this post for now. Pastor John did a very helpful sermon on this issue which can be read or downloaded here. On Sunday we welcomed new covenant members into Bethlehem and it reminded me of when Dianne and I became members in [...]
Baby RB Has Died
Posted in News on November 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The little boy I wrote about two weeks ago with congenital myasthenic syndrome has died. After hearing every medical professional talk about the pain and suffering his son was going through, his father decided not to contest his ex-wife’s and the hospital’s petition to remove life-saving technology. The ventilator was removed last Friday, and Baby [...]
Healing NOT an End in Itself!
Posted in Scripture on November 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
An excerpt from Pastor John’s sermon on John 5:1-18.
This is almost a rule
Posted in commentary on November 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »
When I read a book about disability and the Bible or religion or church or theology, and an emphasis is made on using ‘people-first’ language (for example, saying ‘a boy with autism’ rather than ‘an autistic boy’) in the opening pages, I can almost guarantee it will not be God-centered. Using people-first language is a [...]
God Gives Circumstances that Benefit Generations
Posted in commentary on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you haven’t read Joe Eaton‘s statement on disability and the sovereignty of God, please go back and read that first. It is now the third most-read post of the Disability Ministry blog in our 15 month existence, first on Webjam and now on WordPress. Joe’s parents, Brian and Cindy Eaton, are two of the [...]
A Small and Happy Gift from God
Posted in Uncategorized on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was at Bethlehem for a meeting yesterday and as I parked at the downtown campus I noticed three people leaving Bethlehem. The first was a Somali woman, presumably Muslim, waiting for her ride – and using a wheelchair. At the other entrance was a blind man with a cane being directed to his ride [...]
Does Paul really mean ‘blinded’ in 2 Corinthians 4:4?
Posted in commentary, Scripture on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Disability references are found everywhere in the Bible – more than 350 verses in 40 of the 66 books contain some reference to disability, disease or skin condition. It is suggested at times that certain references to disability are metaphors for something else. For example, Paul writes this to the Corinthians: In their case 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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Paul Wolfe on Cancer and God’s Sovereignty
Posted in Book Commentary on November 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
From Paul Wolfe’s book, My God Is True! Lessons Learned Along Cancer’s Dark Road, p. 14: And this king is no mere figurehead. The Lord is a king with control. The traditional term for this divine control is ‘providence’. With holiness, wisdom and power, God preserves and governs all this creatures and all that they [...]
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