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Shannon Dingle…Why do you keep writing about how broken kids in foster or adoptive placements are?

Posted on February 17, 2015 by

But I also want to make sure we’re telling the whole story. I’m not saying “don’t adopt” or “stop it with those memes” but rather standing in the gap between Hallmark movie versions of adoption/foster care and the hard realities that sometimes persist after placement. Continue reading →

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Disability ministry has captivated my heart…Bekah Behnke

Posted on February 6, 2015 by

Disability ministry has not only stolen my heart, but also captivated it. There is not a time in my life that I was not surrounded by God’s beauty shining through my friends with disabilities. Continue reading →

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When Our “Can’t” Overwhelms Our “Can”…Mike Dobes

Posted on February 3, 2015 by

Why are the very overseers of the Church reluctant to bring the Gospel to all people, regardless of their disability? In truth, we are all disabled… some of us just hide our disabilities better than others. How do we keep missing an entire people group that is waiting to be heard, loved, accepted and embraced as they are? Continue reading →

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I wonder how we miss the obvious…Jeff McNair

Posted on February 1, 2015 by

We walk by, seemingly acting if we don’t know who our neighbor is. Continue reading →

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Steve AND Shannon will be presenting at #GlobalAccess2015

Posted on January 21, 2015 by

Shannon will be leading a workshop on The Special Needs of Foster and Adoptive Families and leading a roundtable discussion on What are some practical implications of the verse “Blessed are the nations whose God is the Lord?”
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Goin’ to California…

Posted on November 19, 2014 by

Joni’s full vision for disability ministry will be on display at the Global Access Conference 2015, to be held this coming February 17-20 at Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village, CA.
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