Today begins the 2011 Desiring God Conference for Pastors. I love this gathering of faithful leaders. This is my sixth Pastors Conference, and my fourth as a member of the staff of Desiring God. If things progress like in years past, these things will happen: I will meet men dealing with such extraordinarily hard things [...]
Archive for January, 2011
Pray for your pastor today
Posted in News on January 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“That light is eternal, it will last from now until the end of time.” Pastor Siud
Posted in News, Prayer Requests on January 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This video isn’t directly related to disability, but it is so wonderful I couldn’t keep it myself. The Kimyal Tribe of Papua, Indonesia received the New Testament in their own language in 2010. This video documents when that Bible was delivered to them. To see such passion for the Word is humbling – and wonderfully [...]
“How Jesus Helped His Disciples Increase Their Faith” – from Pastor John
Posted in Quotes, Scripture on January 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Dianne and I were reviewing some of what is happening around us the other evening. It seems like nearly everyone we know is dealing with something really big and really hard – personally, professionally, ministerially, involving health or spouse or children or finances or systems or the consequences of somebody else’s sin. Some are doubting [...]
Pastors are gathering next week. Please pray!
Posted in News, Prayer Requests on January 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Monday the Desiring God Conference for Pastors begins. You can get more information about this conference and the speakers here. The theme: The Powerful Life of the Praying Pastor: In His Room, with the Family, Among the People of God. When pastors have a really big view of God as sovereign over all things, [...]
More from Brian Skotko on genetic testing
Posted in commentary, News on January 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From “Race, Gender, and Genetic Technologies: A New Reproductive Dystopia?” by Dorothy Roberts in Signs: The Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 2009, v. 34, no. 4, p. 792: Brian Skotko’s survey of 985 mothers who received postnatal (after birth) diagnoses of Down syndrome for their children similarly discovered that many of the mothers [...]
The moment is near. Will the church stand?
Posted in News on January 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Brian Stotko, Children’s Hospital Boston Clinical Genetics Fellow, Down Syndrome Program, wrote last week that a new, non-invasive test for Down syndrome is nearing reality: But now scientists have learned how to quantify the fetal copies of the 21stchromosome, the genetic basis for Down syndrome, with a simple blood test taken in the first trimester. These [...]
“We care about all suffering, especially eternal suffering” – Pastor John
Posted in News, Quotes on January 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As frequently happens, God was getting me ready for Sunday’s sermon through an entirely unexpected avenue. I was pointed to Cassie McLellend’s blog posting on Saturday evening and was gripped by several things she had to write, all of which are in quotes below: It upsets me that doctors tell woman awful, terrifying things about [...]
Please, not that color!
Posted in News on January 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Years ago I followed an email list for parents of children with disabilities. A member of that group started the Silver Ribbon Campaign in the late 1990s. It included this tagline: Consider this silver ribbon a special gift. Please wear it to promote the awareness and support of children with disabilities. Yesterday, on the anniversary [...]
What drives us to act against our convictions?
Posted in News on January 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Today marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade. This is particularly important in the realm of disability. Many people who are normally against abortion are acting against that conviction when the child still in the womb has a disability. Since the 1990s, from 40% – 50% of American’s have claimed [...]
Registration open for Desiring God’s Conference The Works of God: God’s Good Design in Disability on November 8
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Wrestling with an Angel as a discussion tool
Posted in Book Commentary, Quotes on January 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Several mothers of children with disabilities from Bethlehem gathered at our home last week. Caryn Turner organizes these regular gatherings, which rotate to different homes. For this gathering she used Greg Lucas’ book, Wrestling with an Angel, to help guide and generate discussion. Dianne (who has read the book) was struck again by this statement: [...]
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