Posts in Justice
A Church for Everyone: Access and Welcome in the Family of Christ

In 2003, my life became defined by disability. A car accident took the use of my legs and ushered me into a world of dependence -- dependence, in large part, on the goodwill, generosity, and forethought of others to make the world accessible for this independent, headstrong, frustrated wheelchair user.

Now, 18 years later, although the world has come a very long way to becoming inclusive to those with disabilities of all kinds, the Able-Bodied still struggle in their desire to THINK like the disabled, to anticipate needs and understand the weight of having to lean on others for equality.

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The Fallacy of Patriotic Worship

Worship is a sacred time, when we come together in the name of God, to proclaim the Word, to fellowship, to pray. It is when we remember our call to be people of peace, looking to the model of the Prince of Peace. It is when we gather around the Table to remember a Christ who engaged in nonviolence even when his life was threatened… even as he was executed by an occupying political regime. I prefer not to focus worship on secular holidays as a rule (see also: Mother’s Day and Father’s Day) for this reason; they tend to detract from worship of God and place our trust in humanity instead. I am a Christian because of the goodness of God, not the fallibility of humanity. 

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