I’ve heard from a few folks that the video I posted on Monday didn’t work. Bethlehem has also posted it on their site, which I have embedded below. Lord willing, that will work ok. Thank you, again, for your prayers as I prepared.
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Sanctity of life of those with disabilities – video alternative
Posted in Special Events on February 2, 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 [...]
Please pray as I prepare
Posted in Special Events on January 3, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Pastor Kenny has asked me to speak to the Wednesday Connection at Bethlehem on January 25 under the theme ‘The Sanctity of Life of Those with Disabilities.’ He was moved by something Dianne said when some of the elders gathered to pray for Paul last summer: I would not waste my life if the rest of [...]
“We do not look to what Michael can do here in this life, but instead look to the One. . .”
Posted in commentary, Special Events on December 18, 2011 | 15 Comments »
Every year during the Advent season, Bethlehem Baptist Church invites the children entering fourth grade to participate in carrying an advent candle to the front of the sanctuary. It is taken very seriously by Bethlehem. And Bethlehem welcomes the children with disabilities to participate! This year, Michael Lacher, son to Mark and Jan Lacher, entered [...]
God can heal me. Why doesn’t he?
Posted in commentary, Special Events on October 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Thank you to Justin Taylor for pointing to this lecture by D.A. Carson. Last year, D.A. Carson gave a lecture in California, How Could a Good God Allow Suffering. Dr. Carson has written several dozen books, including God Who Is There: Finding Your Place in God’s Story and How Long, O Lord? Reflections on Suffering [...]
Wilberforce – “If ever there was a good man and happy man on earth, he was one.”
Posted in commentary, Special Events on October 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
William Wilberforce is famous for his tireless, decades-long campaign against slavery. But did you know he was happy? The poet Robert Southey said, “I never saw any other man who seemed to enjoy such a perpetual serenity and sunshine of spirit. In conversing with him, you feel assured that there is no guile in him; [...]
“God changed me through cancer.” Victor Watters
Posted in Special Events on September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Both videos can also be seen by clicking here and here.
Conference on Disability and the Bible
Posted in Prayer Requests, Special Events on September 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Since it made the list of upcoming events in the Desiring God National Conference booklet, I’m assuming its ok to make this public! Lord willing, on November 8, 2012 Desiring God will be hosting a one-day conference on the Bible and disability. Please be in prayer about all the preparations that must be made. More than [...]
Please pray for the Desiring God National Conference: Finish the Mission
Posted in Prayer Requests, Special Events on September 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday we’re welcoming about 3,000 people to the Minneapolis Convention Center for the Desiring God National Conference. The topic is on missions – this is a massively important conference! There are hundreds of millions of people around the world who are disabled – when we add in their families and caretakers, the numbers of [...]
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“It’s not that I have to. I get to.”
Posted in commentary, Special Events on December 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Of all the things I read or watched this year, the video below has stayed with me the most, I think. God didn’t ask my opinion about having a son with multiple disabilities. I’m grateful for that as I would have responded wrongly, and I did respond wrongly. But somewhere along the way he changed [...]
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