Wednesday afternoon I was reminded that in some parts of the world children with disabilities are immediately hidden away or given up to orphanages. The shame is too great for families to bear. The churches in those areas are too ill equipped to intervene or even prepare their people for the situations they find themselves [...]
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Please pray for people to see disability in a new way
Posted in Special Events on September 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Wrestling with an Angel – Almost Here!
Posted in Book Commentary on September 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Note: some of you may have already seen it when I accidentally posted on Sunday. I have a little more info than I did before! I have recommended Greg Lucas’ blog, Wrestling with an Angel, many times. Greg is the real deal, having gone through much hardship in his family while clinging to the promises [...]
Review of Dancing with Max by Emily Colson
Posted in Book Commentary on September 28, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Emily Colson, daughter of Chuck Colson and mother to Max, has added to the growing number of parents who are sharing their stories of raising a child with significant disabilities. She brings a welcome Christian orientation to her book. Max lives with autism and Emily Colson does not hold back in her writing about it. [...]
Rejoicing in ‘bad’ behavior
Posted in commentary on September 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A week ago, Paul quietly sat with his mom during the worship service, causing no disruption or disturbance to anyone. And my heart ached for him. This week, he didn’t make it through two minutes before I knew his behavior would disturb and annoy potentially most of the congregation. And I happily took him out. [...]
God kindly reminds me I’m not in control
Posted in commentary on September 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The discussion this week on genetic counseling has been very helpful for me personally. I’m grateful for the many public comments and personal emails. I like reflecting on God’s sovereignty over disability. But that doesn’t mean I always get it, even when I’m writing it. Here’s what I mean. On Monday I bound into work, [...]
What should we do about genetic counseling?
Posted in commentary, News, Scripture on September 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Bethany was kind enough to add to the discussion on genetic screening yesterday. She also wrote about it on her blog and added some questions of her own: Is it too much to expect my doctor to value my child herself, not just because I value him/her? Is it dumb to insist on a pro-life [...]
A reflection on the second reply from ‘A Genetic Counselor’
Posted in commentary on September 22, 2010 | 4 Comments »
You may have noticed a comment on this blog posting from Jill, a mom we’ve come to know through our typically-developing kids’ school. She has a beautiful, happy son who happens to live with Down Syndrome. Our anonymous genetic counselor responded to Jill’s comments as well. I was a little surprised at this person’s uncertainty [...]
A Response to A Genetic Counselor
Posted in commentary on September 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
We were fortunate to have a genetic counselor respond to my post last week on prenatal counseling. It was thoughtfully written, even as he or she disagreed with me. I recommend you read it. I have emailed the below to the counselor. I am posting my reply here to invite further comment from everyone. How [...]
C.J. Mahaney endorses Just the Way I Am
Posted in Book Commentary, News on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
C.J. Mahaney of Sovereign Grace Ministries was in town last weekend to preach at Bethlehem – and said one of the highlights of his visit was meeting Krista and the rest of the Horning family! I can believe that. I saw three of the Horning clan after the Saturday evening service, and it was a [...]
Registration open for Desiring God’s Conference The Works of God: God’s Good Design in Disability on November 8
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Recommendations from Justin Taylor
Posted in Book Commentary on September 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The disability community has a great friend in Justin Taylor. Many years ago he gave lectures at Bethlehem on the case against abortion, which opened my eyes to new ways to engage that issue. I love how he thinks, and how he has helped me think, about any number of issues. I highly recommend his [...]
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