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Medication’s Pros and Cons
Weighing benefits, side-effects, and costs make decisions about medications challenging.
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December 11, 2019
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Trial and Error: A Way of Life
Finding the right medications has taken decades for Michèle Gyselinck.
December 6, 2019
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Arthritis Is a Disability, Not a Crime
I am grateful for medications and for health insurance, but I resent being treated like a criminal when I seek help.
December 5, 2019
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My Reluctant Dependency and Growing Empathy
God used my brain chemistry to draw me into a fuller reliance upon him. I may recoil at the idea of dependence, but it is God’s way.
December 5, 2019
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Breaking Barriers—Winter 2020
Many people take medications for pain, for rheumatoid arthritis, for seizures, and for other reasons. In this issue, authors describe the role of medication in their lives and its impact on their faith in God.
December 4, 2019
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A Discussion on Academic Ableism With Dr. Jay Dolmage
Dr. Jay Dolmage is a professor at the University of Waterloo. Recently he spoke on Academic Ableism at Western Theological Seminary. He has shared many great resources with us in this article.
December 2, 2019
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To Give Thanks and Swallow
Love, support, and a heaping dose of laughter have helped Michelle McIlroy trust that God is using various medications to bring her back into life with her family, church, and community.
December 2, 2019
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No Hidden Agenda - Friendship Ministries
Even in the midst of wheelchairs and twisted ribbons and broken zippers, each friend shows such honesty and humour. They lift my spirits each week!
November 27, 2019
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At Last, Six Years Without Seizures
Side effects from various anti-seizure medications took Jon Rink and his family on a long and difficult journey before he found relief.
November 5, 2019
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And They Made an Opening
Here's my story of navigating an urban theology through the lens of disability.
November 5, 2019
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"I'll Push You" Accessible Camino
Wheelchair user and husband travel 74 miles of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage with inaugural "I'll Push You" group.
October 26, 2019
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Ways for Churches to Build Relationships With People in Group Homes
Looking to grow your church? Likely, you have people living close by who would love to get involved.
October 24, 2019
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장애를 넘어서 - 2019년 가을호
청각장애가 있거나 청각장애를 지닌 가족과 함께 사는 필자들이 일상에서 겪는 개인적인 어려움과 청각장애가 교회 안에서 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 그들의 경험을 나눕니다.
October 22, 2019
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Listening to Chris: The Mutual Path of Accommodation
In listening to Chris, and in accommodating myself to his needs, I have learned a lot about him, about his disability, and about myself.
October 11, 2019
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Becky Jones Joins Disability Concerns and Safe Church
I'm excited to step into my new role assisting the ministries of Disability Concerns and Safe Church. Find out some of my story below. Looking forward to connecting!
October 6, 2019
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Join Us for Another Friendship Festival in Oakville on Saturday, October 19, 2019
The Friendship Festival is a day of fun, faith and fellowship! It's organized for individuals with developmental challenges, but everyone is invited.
October 3, 2019
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Rompiendo Barreras—Otoño 2019
La sordera y los problemas de auditivos: Los autores que tienen problemas de audición o viven con familiares sordos describen sus desafíos personales y de qué forma la sordera impacta sus experiencias en la iglesia.
October 1, 2019
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Mental Health Awareness Week October 6 to 12
For Mental Health Awareness Week (Oct 6-12) we encourage your church to develop greater awareness of the one in five people among us who have mental health issues and to consider ways to minister with them.
October 1, 2019
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Living Without Sight in a Visual World
The following questions were asked by youth in our church several years ago. My husband's answers helped them understand what it’s like to be blind, and how they might help others with visual loss.
September 18, 2019
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Breaking Barriers—Fall 2019
Deaf and Hard of Hearing—Authors who are hard of hearing or live with family members with hearing loss describe personal challenges and how hearing loss impacts their experience in the church.
September 2, 2019
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Silent Aspirations: A Nonverbal Son, His Art, His Mother’s Faith and Family’s Bond
From the title to the final, frightening story with which the book concludes, Shar Boerema clings to hope in God and God’s faithful plan for the lives of everyone she loves.
August 26, 2019
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Owen's Letter and Building Relationships in Your Children's and Youth Ministry
Owen Wigger and his family sent a letter to his first-grade teacher and classmates. Because he does not speak, this letter will help pave the way for their relationships with him.
August 22, 2019
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A Foolish and Dangerous Assertion
In spite of facts, the president of the United States has been using his bully pulpit in recent days to finger mental illness as a cause of mass shootings. This assertion is foolish and dangerous.
August 13, 2019
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Fading Away!
I have been disabled and mostly house bound for 25 years! I was a type A person before and in some ways, I still am.
August 13, 2019
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Bible Studies for People With Special Needs?
I am trying to locate CRC materials for Bible studies and/or catechetical instruction for people with special needs. Any suggestions?