September 6, 2022
The apostle Peter wrote to people who were suffering and challenged them to “commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good” (1 Peter 4:19). James Fehl, who passed away on Aug. 21, did just that . . . serving Christ throughout his life after contracting polio as a college freshman.
A jaw-dropping conversation at the 2018 International Conference On Missions provided inspiration for Ability Ministry to create a resource for all churches that identifies 15 myths about disability and refutes them using Scripture.
August 4, 2021
in her book, Jenny Smith shares the struggles and victories since a cheerleading accident left her a quadriplegic in 1989. A key church objective should be to include people with disabilities, she says.
March 20, 2015
By Alison P. Martinez “Do you know where Mohawk Drive is?” The woman”s dirty housedress hung loosely on her bony shoulders; she wore socks but no shoes. Her face was tanned ruddy, as if she walked long and far in the sun. “No, I don”t,” I shrugged, and continued my stroll to the park. Then I saw the woman asking others, who all shook their heads “no.” Something pulled me back, so I approached her. “You”re very thin,” I said. “You”re wearing socks but no shoes. What”s the situation?” “I went to the drugstore, but I can”t see too well, and
April 29, 2013
By Jennifer Johnson In 1959, Congress discovered the tax code law was too complicated for the average citizen (there”s a surprise), so it commissioned the Internal Revenue Service to start a volunteer-based program to help the public complete tax forms. VITA, or Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, serves people with annual incomes of less than $50,000, anyone with a physical disability, non-English-speaking citizens, and people older than 55. The IRS trains the volunteers and stations VITA sites in libraries, schools, and malls. Dr. Harold Branstrator, assistant professor of business administration at Milligan College in Tennessee, worked as a revenue agent and
February 17, 2011
Popular author and speaker Joni Eareckson Tada spoke at a special chapel service at Ozark Christian College (Joplin, MO) on Feb. 4. The Joni and Friends International Disability Center developed “A Theology of Suffering and Disability,” a university-level course Ozark will offer this semester. Find out more at www.occ.edu.
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