Something a little different today. I’m very grateful for Bethlehem. In addition to the preaching and teaching, which has changed everything in how I think about and view God’s sovereignty over disability in this present age, they also help me be a better father and husband, sometimes in very specific ways. One example was this [...]
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My church helps me experience God-centered joy in many ways
Posted in Helpful things, Quotes on April 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Thorn revisited
Posted in Helpful things on March 29, 2012 | 1 Comment »
My middle son was memorizing a poem for school by Martha Snell Nicholson. I could not remember why that name was significant – until Dianne reminded me that she was also the author of The Thorn. It is past time to bring it here again. The Thorn (a “mendicant” is a beggar) I stood a mendicant of God [...]
More treasures from the past: a friend writes about disability and the church
Posted in commentary, Helpful things on March 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I found a booklet written by Jan Lacher when she was still pretty new to parenting a child with a disability as Michael was quite young. Knowing what Michael and the entire family have gone through since this was first written, and seeing the evident faith in Jan and Mark that has continued to grow, [...]
Pray in ways that make much of God
Posted in Helpful things on February 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Dianne and I often long for people to hear from all the leaders at Bethlehem who guide us in worship, prayer, introductions, communion and the like. Our leaders consistently point us to God! You already know my affections for David Michael, our pastor for Parenting and Family Discipleship and overseer of our disability ministry. I’ve [...]
Where we can all point the blame for our sin
Posted in commentary, Helpful things on January 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
God used Paul Tripp to protect me from myself, again. It doesn’t really matter what the circumstance was, I was letting a situation dictate a growing scoffing, sneering, dismissive attitude. Then I read this: I still need to be rescued from me because as long as sin remains I’ll be drawn to desire, think, say [...]
It’s nice – even convicting – to hear that people include us because they are pursuing their own happiness in God
Posted in commentary, Helpful things, Quotes on December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes I am tempted to think in terms of what the church ‘should’ do for its weaker members because of disability. The old legalist in me finds that line of thinking comfortable. You can measure what the church ‘should’ be doing. But I received a good reminder yesterday from the pastor I referenced for my [...]
A blind son brings many benefits. Here’s another one
Posted in Helpful things on November 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
We had multiple blessed experiences at church this weekend. I hope you did as well. One of the benefits of having a blind son (yes, I said benefits) is that words that used to flow by me land with power. It happened again during one of the songs from Sunday morning, You Are Amazing, by [...]
“We are all leaky buckets.”
Posted in Helpful things on August 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
One of the great blessings of my work is morning devotions lead by our president, Jon Bloom. Yesterday he was making the point to remember who God is and who we are as we deal with the anxieties of the day using Luke 12:28-34. But he began by saying: We are all leaky buckets. That [...]
Men who help blog #7: He taught me everything else
Posted in Helpful things on June 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is the last in a series to honor men who have been helpful by their examples. Paul Harland Knight is the sixth grandchild of Harland Paul Knight. We’re not very creative with names in our family, but we know why our children carry the names they do! There is a part of me that wants to [...]
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Seeds of God’s grace that still encourage me today
Posted in commentary, Helpful things on March 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
God sends help in really interesting ways. Yesterday I posted a quote from Dr. Michael Beates. Pastor John was travelling to Florida in 1997 (I think) and met Dr. Michael Beates who was then at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. Dr. Beates has a daughter with severe disabilities due to a genetic anomaly, and he [...]
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