Finally little Krista walked over and said (I can still hear it today), "Guys, we need to pray about this."
The Tale of Two Churches
I was escorted out of a church service yesterday with my 9-year old autistic son. Despite the fact I had heard of this sort of thing happening on the news more than once, I never expected it to happen to me.
A scientist responds to 'Fetal Flaw'
Disability (I will not use the word defective) is not easy, but it is not a reason to kill a human being.
Book: Special Needs Ministry for Children
A new version of this good ol' special needs ministry staple (formerly titled Special Needs, Special Ministry; I reviewed that version here) just came out from Group.
Pastors: That Divorce Rate Stat You Quoted Was Probably Wrong
Christians aren't the only group to be misrepresented. Parents of special needs children are victims of this as well. But as pastors who are charged with proclaiming Truth (with a big T), we must also commit to proclaiming truth (with a little t).
Book: Your Special Needs Child: Help For Weary Parents
I'm not familiar with this book, but a publisher who was at D6 sent me a tweet about it after I had to leave earlier. Here's part of the description: "Steve Viars helps parents of special needs children to be authentic before the Lord about their pain, guiding them in thinking biblically about their challenges and God's promises." (I do wish the title used person-first wording, though.)
Wow. Thanks for these links. My heart broke over Max being escorted out of church!
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Sadly, Meredith, every family with special needs who has come to our church in the past three years has shared at least one story of a church in their past that turned them away. Granted, it's not usually as overt as Max's story, but it still makes me have to call out to God to help me pick up the pieces of my heart each time I hear a story like his.
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