There were things in my life that happened that I had no idea how to react to or what to say. A good friend takes his life, a friend’s parent passes, a diagnosis is made, a job is lost, a spouse leaves, a friend is murdered. How does one begin to know what to say? […]
The Story of Terre Haute Friendship House: Part 3 In August of 2019, we officially moved into the Terre Haute Friendship House. With that, we began an adventure that has taken us on paths both expected and unexpected. We are experiencing huge wins with our residents. For some of them, it’s the first time they […]
The Story of Terre Haute Friendship House: Part 2 Bob Goff describes faith by saying, “I learned that faith isn’t about knowing all the right stuff or obeying a list of rules. It’s something more, something more costly because it involved being present and making a sacrifice.” The Terre Haute Friendship House was a leap […]
The Story of Terre Haute Friendship House: Part 1 The Friendship House concept has been around for a decade, but for those in our smaller, rural city of Terre Haute, Indiana, it is both new and exciting. Beginning at Western Theological Seminary in 2007, the Friendship House model fosters community by bringing young adults with […]
I realize that I am a tad bit late to the party on this one, but just recently I came across “The Employables” on A&E. After watching the first episode, I was instantly hooked and found myself binge-watching the entire first season. For those that have never heard about this show before now, the premise […]
Here is a test that I would love to conduct. I want to gather 20 random lead pastors who preach at a church with no intentional outreach to the disability community. From what I have learned, it would be far too easy to do this given that only 10% of churches here in the United […]
I was recently helping my daughter, Zoe, with her homework. On this assignment, she was working on identifying antonyms and synonyms. Homework time can be frustrating for Zoe because of her dyslexia. What is dyslexia? Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate […]
When the film Cast Away released in 2000, I thought to myself no way I am going to spend money to watch Tom Hanks stranded on an island by himself for two hours. They can’t make a good movie out of that! I guess I was wrong. Tom Hanks almost won an Academy Award for […]
Never Lecture Lecturing loses attention. Be honest! Lecture style is boring. Time yourself next time you are in church listening to a sermon. How long do you last before you are checking your phone, daydreaming, scanning the crowd around you, thinking about what you will do for lunch, or watching your watch? Now consider how […]
Because Jesus' table is accessible for everyone...
We desire to see the Church make room for all people affected by disability. To fully participate. To fully partner. To fully lead.
We exist to equip and empower the 25% of the population with a disability, their families, and their churches to become who God has created them to be.
