Today is the second day of the Desiring God annual Conference for Pastors. This year’s topic is God, Manhood and Ministry: Building Men for the Body of Christ. Please pray for these pastors (and all pastors!) who lead hundreds of churches that reach tens of thousands of people. This issue is really important for children [...]
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Please pray for our pastors
Posted in Uncategorized on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Presentation: The sanctity of life of those living with disabilities
Posted in Special Events on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday Connection, January 25, 2012 Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, MN Presentation by John Knight, introduction by Pastor Kempton Turner The Sanctity of Life of Those Living with Disability Transcript of message. How does one even begin on this topic of disability and the sanctity of life? Disability ranges from not that big of a deal [...]
Pastor David left out someone important
Posted in News on January 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
David Michael stood to tell the congregation about Paul’s impact on Bethlehem and listed several things that have happened because Paul was born with no eyes. He forgot to mention one equally vital person – himself. God planted Pastor David in the middle of every activity related to the disability ministry from the beginning. Without [...]
God kindly answers prayers
Posted in News, Prayer Requests on January 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
At the end of my talk on Wednesday I asked for prayer for three things: 1. For Bethlehem, that we would recognize all people have gifts and we would welcome all. 2. That God would bring more helpers for our disability ministry – from sign language interpreters to classroom 1-1 aides to the host of [...]
Paul is not impressed!
Posted in News on January 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Paul came up frequently during my talk on Wednesday evening. Pastor David Michael also had some nice things to say about how God has used Paul at Bethlehem. As you can see, Paul was not impressed. At least we know he isn’t tempted to pride when people talk about him! It’s nice that he’s so [...]
Just the Way I Am is available again!
Posted in News on January 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The third printing of Just the Way I Am, God’s Good Design in Disability is once again available! You can get it through Desiring God or Amazon. If you don’t know about this book, I cannot endorse it highly enough for the preciousness of the truths on every page and the beauty of God’s children [...]
God writes down our days, and our tears
Posted in Scripture on January 25, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I have read these I don’t know how many times but never put them together before. You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? Psalm 56:8 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that [...]
From pity to joy
Posted in News on January 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I spent a great few hours with Justin Reimer, executive director of The Elisha Foundation, this past weekend. God is doing some amazing work through that ministry for families experiencing disability. He and I see a common happy consequence of disability ministry – people who get involved frequently feel blessed at the relationships they develop [...]
Someday, the earth will be filled with something entirely different
Posted in News on January 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Today is a sad anniversary. For 39 years we’ve lived with the consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade. But it won’t last. Woe to him who builds a town with blood and founds a city on iniquity! Behold, is it not from the LORD of hosts that peoples labor merely for [...]
Registration open for Desiring God’s Conference The Works of God: God’s Good Design in Disability on November 8
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God’s gift of protecting little lives
Posted in commentary on January 23, 2012 | 1 Comment »
As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good. 2 Thessalonians 3:13 ESV In just the past 10 days, two different men let me know of two different babies who will be given the chance to be born. In both cases, the parents had discovered their unborn babies have significant physical issues. Please, do [...]
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