“Nobody escapes being wounded. We are all wounded people, whether physically, emotionally, mentally or spiritually. The main question is not ‘How can we hide our…
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The following sermon was preached by the Rev. Jeanne Tyler, November 1, 2000, at the weekly Wednesday, 9:00 a.m., service in Amistad Chapel, The Church House, 700 Prospect Avenue E, Cleveland OH 44115-1100.
Comments closedJeanne Tyler is one of the members of the National Committee on Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD). She has been an ordained clergy woman for more…
Comments closedGlade UCC is in Frederick County MD. Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. (Romans 15:7, NRSV)…
Comments closedReassessing Religious Practice edited by Nancy L. Eiesland and Don E. Saliers, Abingdon Press.
During a conference on Disability and Liturgy held at Emory University, 14 noted Christian scholars with and without disabilities responded in essay form to questions:
In the popular mind, there are two kinds of people: normal and abnorma1, normal and deformed, normal and disabled. Some are okay, others are not. But if pressed, we soon discover that almost everyone has disabilities, and that we are not talking about an either/or, but a continuum that runs from slightly disabled to extremely disabled. Let me use myself as an example.
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