Here are a number of articles on disability and special needs I’ve collected over the last several years.
Let’s start our focus on disability with a couple of series from parents with special needs children. Then there are some articles grouped under Autism and Down Syndrome, before moving on to more general articles. Videos are marked with an *. [Catalog of other online resources here]
KARA DEDERT SERIES
Real Talk with Kids | En Route
Disability and the Gospel (1) | En Route
Disability and The Gospel (2) | En Route
GREG LUCAS SERIES
Wrestling with an Angel: Great Grace In The Small Things of Life
Wrestling with an Angel: There is Hope!
Wrestling with an Angel: “Family” is Intentional; Not Always Conventional
Wrestling with an Angel: “I Will Not Let You Go”
Wrestling with an Angel: Indispensable
DOWN SYNDROME
A Real Happily-Ever-After for Babies With Down Syndrome | Her.meneutics | Christianitytoday.com
News Flash: Not Everyone With Down Syndrome Is Suffering | Her.meneutics | Christianitytoday.com
A Generational Shift in Understanding Life With Down Syndrome – Theo Malekin – The Atlantic
How a child with Down’s syndrome can teach you about life
The Tragic Tie Between Abortion and Down Syndrome
DEAR FUTURE MOM | March 21 – World Down Syndrome Day *
Cathy McMorris Rodgers and the Politics of Down Syndrome | Her.meneutics | Christianitytoday.com
Dear mom with a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis
A Real Happily-Ever-After for Babies With Down Syndrome | Her.meneutics | Christianitytoday.com
AUTISM
Five Things I’ve Learned from Kids with Autism | Desiring God
The Autistic Brain – Temple Grandin | Alex Chediak
How My Son with Autism Transformed my Business | Amy Julia Becker
Six Ways You Can Help Families Facing Autism | True Woman
Woodstock Chimes Presents – Chimes for Autism: Tyler’s Story – YouTube *
Tapping the Potential – YouTube *
Dear ‘Daddy’ in Seat 16C | Shanell Mouland
Growing Up With an Autistic Brother in the 1990s – Matthew Moore – The Atlantic
The gospel and autism | The Briefing
What Asperger’s Is Like | The American Conservative *
Thinking about Autism from a Christian Perspective – Justin Taylor *
GENERAL
“I made them.” Some thoughts on God’s word and children with disabilities | The Works of God
12 Pillars of Faith for Parents of Special Needs’ Kids | Counseling One Another
Let No Special Need Hinder the Spread of the Gospel | TGC | The Gospel Coalition
Finding Hope for an Often-Fatal Genetic Disorder | Her.meneutics | Christianitytoday.com
The Disabilities Dilemma | Challies Dot Com
Some Lessons From the Life of Johnny Farese by Jeffery Smith « Burning and Shining Light
Why it matters when we rub our bellies and say “so long as it’s healthy”. | Life Rearranged
True Woman | “God Only Gives Special Needs Children to Special People” (Or Does He?)
A blind man talks about what attracts him to a woman – 22 Words *
Amy Julia Becker: Missing Out on Beautiful
A Church without the Disabled Is a Disabled Church | Counseling One Another
The Struggles and Hopes of a Disabled Dad – Desiring God
Disability and Dads — Where Desperation Meets Delight – Desiring God
When Disability Hits Home by Nathan W. Bingham | Ligonier Ministries Blog *
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Shannon – R.C. Sproul Jr. *
Just Keep Pedaling – The Gospel Coalition Blog
God Is Up to Something – Desiring God
Disability and the Sovereign Goodness of God (Free eBook) – Desiring God
Disability and the Gospel: How God Uses Our Brokenness to Display His Grace – Justin Taylor
When Disability Hits Home | Joni and Friends *
I’m trying out something new. What do you think? « The Works of God
The unfortunate things people say (repeat) « The Works of God
Who is this God who creates some to live with disabilities (Exodus 4:11)? « The Works of God
What John Piper Has to Say About Disability – Desiring God
Her.meneutics: Disability Is Beautiful: How the Gospel Changes the Way We See
Battling the Bitterness of Parenting a Disabled Child – Desiring God
Invisible Needs | Leadership Journal
The Glory of God in the Valley of Disability – YouTube *
To Cade and the Eight Percent by Gabe Lyons
To my friends who face Christmas with an acute mingling of joy and sorrow « The Works of God
“That happens to be my place of healing.” « The Works of God
Let’s talk like this 8-year-old boy! « The Works of God
John Piper Interviews John Knight on Disability – Desiring God *
Is God Sovereign Over Human Disability? :: Desiring God
8 Ways to Help the Children Love Different People – Justin Taylor
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