by Sarah McGuire | Oct 18, 2019 | Autism, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
This morning my Bible reading found me in Psalm 34. I sometimes will read a Psalm and circle the attributes or roles of God that I see throughout the Psalm and note it in the margin. I don’t do this every time I read the Bible, but that’s what I did this morning. I’m...
by Jonathan McGuire | Oct 14, 2019 | Autism, Hope, Special Needs Parenting
I remember the moment perfectly. I was a counselor and was at a Burger King with a client when I heard the news about the planes hitting the twin towers in New York. The rest of that day, my role was to help my clients process their own fears as the news unfolded;...
by Mark Arnold | Oct 11, 2019 | Autism, Scripture, Spiritual Growth
James has an infectious laugh; it is one of those laughs that can start as a chuckle, a little giggle, and then builds and builds into a raucous belly laugh that barely gives him opportunity to take a breath. All sorts of things can set him off, maybe something he’s...
by John Fela (Felageller) | Oct 9, 2019 | Autism, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
Are you a person of “means?” Do you have plenty of funds in your bank account, a lovely home, fancy car? Do you own all of life’s little conveniences, electronic toys and expensive things? Truthfully, I am not a person of means. I do not own many of the things I have...
by Catherine Boyle | Oct 8, 2019 | Autism, Mental Health, Spiritual Development
My anorexia took everyone by surprise. For me, it was a monster that seemingly came out of nowhere, sharpening the focus of life into the narrow pursuit of thinness.Looking back, almost forty years later, it’s amazing how mental health issues have impacted nearly...
by datc3 | Sep 19, 2019 | Autism, Church Support, Special Needs Ministry
When we talk to churches about including people with disabilities, there is a question that is always in the room. It may not be verbalized, or even conscious, but it influences our thoughts, feelings, and actions. It is, appropriately, the “million-dollar” question:...
