Desiring God’s conference on disability is only six months away! Yes, I know, the entire summer is still before us. But I also know it will take time for some of you to convince your church leadership that this conference is for them as well. And this may sound funny since I attend and am [...]
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Tell your pastors to come with you!
Posted in News, Special Events on May 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Introducing Mark Talbot, speaker at Desiring God’s conference on disability
Posted in Special Events on April 23, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I first heard Mark Talbot at the 2005 Desiring God Conference, Suffering and the Sovereignty of God, and was blown away with his personal understanding and articulation of the sovereignty of God. This four minute video provides a great introduction into why Mark Talbot was invited to speak at Desiring God’s disability conference The Works [...]
Are you perplexed about God’s providence in your pain?
Posted in Quotes, Special Events on April 13, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Mark Talbot lives with chronic pain. And he lives with persistent hope. Emphasis in bold and paragraph formatting are mine: I have known afflictions far worse than my paralysis. I have had seasons of perplexity about God’s providence that have been so deep that night after night sleep has fled from me. Yet these griefs [...]
Dad, do you long for a normal life?
Posted in Special Events on April 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I often wonder what it would be like to be a normal dad, of a normal family, with a normal son. I sometimes imagine sitting through an entire church service or ball game or date with my wife without having to answer an urgent alarm activated by Jake. I would probably have more friends, more [...]
Why come to this conference on disability? To see more of God.
Posted in Special Events on April 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Why do I think you should come to the November 8 conference, The Works of God: God’s Good Design in Disability? To hear from people who have experienced suffering on the deepest level, and found Jesus. People like Nancy Guthrie, who wrote about what prayer was like for her after her daughter Hope was born with a fatal [...]
Two additional benefits for attendees of Desiring God’s Conference: God’s Good Design in Disability
Posted in Special Events on April 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Immediately following Pastor John at the November 8 conference, The Works of God: God’s Good Design in Disability, Krista Horning, author of Just the Way I Am, God’s Good Design in Disability will share a brief testimony with the audience. Bible pours out of this young woman and her life is a testimony to the goodness of God. [...]
Here we go! Desiring God Conference – The Works of God: God’s Good Design in Disability
Posted in News, Special Events on April 5, 2012 | 4 Comments »
I was grabbing lunch and checked twitter and there it was: the first announcement of Desiring God’s disability conference on November 8. And tears immediately came to my eyes, and prayers of gratitude. I’ll have a lot more to say about it later. The next three days should be focused on our Jesus and what [...]
Sanctity of life of those with disabilities – video alternative
Posted in Special Events on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
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.
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 [...]
Registration open for Desiring God’s Conference The Works of God: God’s Good Design in Disability on November 8
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Make much of God and encourage your pastor: tell your story
Posted in commentary, Special Events on May 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
8:00 a.m. update: Larissa Murphy’s first blog post, Why We Got Married, has been posted at Desiring God and is terrific. Please read it and be blessed by a young couple who are not wasting their lives. In case you haven’t seen Ian and Larissa’s story yet, it is below. Larissa is also writing on [...]
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