Recently, I wrote about Jesus’ second coming in light of theologies of disability. This time, I want to expand on that topic by briefly studying prophecy in that same vein. How can (certain) biblical...
Faithful friends of Jesus—people of all abilities!—have discussed Christ’s second coming at length. We long for his return to Earth both to impart some of his blessings in the here-and-now, and to...
In the new James Gunn Superman movie, the title character claims both to be a punk rock fan and to be motivated by kindness and empathy. At one point, Clark Kent/Superman (David Corenswet) says that...
The summer shadows were long as I drove down a quiet road one morning. Flipping on the radio, I heard a woman speaking and was immediately drawn in by her words. She described how, long ago, her...
As a person with intellectual disabilities, I experience significant differences from most people in the ways that I process information. One of the most important of those processing differences is...
A major storm was brewing on that early spring day as we drove across the prairies, hoping to make it home from a short family getaway before the billowing snow hit. But we all needed a break, and our...
I really dislike singing the Christina Rossetti hymn “In the Bleak Midwinter” during Advent, both because I find it lacking in theological content, and because the final stanza makes me cry. In fact...
Recently, l headed to the mall to meet a friend and her delightful, always adorably pigtailed 3-year-old. The mall is enormous—the largest in Canada—so for ease of finding each other, we met at the...
Most of the people that I love would tell you that I’m a person of ritual, formality, and precise repetition. I love patterns! I get up at pretty much the same time each day; I listen to the same...
In this episode Lindsay Wieland Capel, the Disability Consultant for Thrive, an agency of the CRCNA, joins us to explore the transformative work of accessible church ministry. We delve into the...
I’m going to turn forty in early September, just after Labour Day. Because I’m a person with multiple disabilities, getting to forty is important for me! I sometimes find that people with temporarily...
The other week, while on vacation, my two youngest kids and I were happily soaking in our hotel’s hot tub. Across from us was a swimming pool, which two girls, aged five and 15, entered. Their mother...
