Posted in Special Events on January 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Never doubt the power of a believing father.
My dad was the first person to ‘get’ Paul’s inherent dignity and humanity as one of God’s intended creations. He has never wavered in his affections for my boy.
And next week he turns 80! Lord willing, we ’surprised’ him yesterday with a family party. And though I’m writing [...]
Posted in Special Events on December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Special Events, tagged bob horning on October 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Is it possible to see God as good in the midst of disability?
Bob Horning has parented a wonderful young woman with disabilities for 22 years, and says with confidence that Jesus is good and glorious in the midst of very hard things.
It is a message I have heard him communicate consistently for 10 years; Bob [...]
Posted in Special Events on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Brenda Fischer is Bethlehem’s Coordinator for the Disability Ministry and worked with Caryn Turner to make this gathering for mothers possible. She provided this report:
The mother’s gathering was a wonderful blessing. We all arrived at Mary Horning’s home in Savage and were greeted with the smell of apple crisp just coming out of the oven. [...]
Posted in Scripture, Special Events, tagged Caryn Turner, devotions on October 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
When God blesses, he is often extravagant! When he called Kempton Turner to Bethlehem, he called Caryn Turner as well. This brother and sister in Jesus live the command to ‘encourage one another every day’ in how they speak, write, parent and give of themselves to tell the world about Jesus.
Caryn prepared this devotion for [...]
Posted in Scripture, Special Events on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The audio and video are both a little rough. We’re working on getting it cleaned up and hopefully posted soon.
But for now, be encouraged by finding your strength in the joy of the Lord!
Pastor Kempton Turner at Grace Church 10-17-09 from John Knight on Vimeo.
Posted in Special Events, tagged grace church, kempton turner on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kempton Turner, a pastor and a dad with a multiply disabled little boy, will be speaking at Grace Church on Saturday, in Eden Prairie. Don’t worry about RSVPs, just show up.
If the Lord wills, we’ll have audio of his talk on this site in a few days.
You can also find other presentations from Kempton at [...]
Posted in Special Events on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“I am not suffering…People without Jesus are suffering. May we all be encouraged to share the Gospel,” Dianne Knight remarking on her cancer.
Reminder: Dianne and other amazing mothers of children with disabilities will be gathering tonight (Tuesday) at 7:00 p.m. Click here for more details. Even if you did not RSVP, if you are a [...]
Posted in Special Events on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A special event just for mothers of children with disabilities is happening next Tuesday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the south metro! You can find more information here.
Wonderful things happen when God’s people gather together to proclaim his goodness and sovereignty! If you doubt me (since I obviously wasn’t there), here are some evidences [...]
Posted in Special Events on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Desiring God has posted all the messages from the 2009 Desiring God National Conference in American Sign Language. Spread the word!
And pray that God would raise up more sign language interpreters for Bethlehem and for other like-minded ministries.
