Thursday, May 21, 2015

A Scene From My Story Along the Autistic Road to Belief

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Everyone has a story.  The details may differ. The settings may not be the same. The tale of one man may look like a divine comedy, while...
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Thursday, April 16, 2015

His Absence Changes Everything

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This past Friday I was filling out a form that required me to write down the day’s date.  The date was April 10 th , and as is always ...
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Pitfalls & Pathways to Grasping the Gospel: Lessons From the Life of a Saint on the Spectrum

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Below you'll find a video version of a workshop I presented at "The Accessible Kingdom Conference" which was sponsored ...
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Friday, September 5, 2014

A Personal Reflection About "When Church Hurts," Because Often It Does

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A good friend, who knows our family's fierce battle to survive Sunday morning church amidst the angst of autism, recently shared a blo...
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Friday, August 8, 2014

A Fruitless Fig, a Cursing Christ, and How Picasso and Rembrandt Can Help Us Understand

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In spite of all the enmity and antagonism He'd just faced after turning tables in the  temple , Jesus got up the next morning and ...
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Turning Tables to Reform and to Redeem

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When Christ the King came into His city He didn't parade into a palace and plop down on a throne. He didn't rush to a regal ha...
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Saturday, August 2, 2014

A Monarch Like No Other Man

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History is replete with portraits of proud potentates.  There are narcissists like Napoleon, Caligula, and Herod the Great; egomaniacs l...
Saturday, July 19, 2014

Never Too Busy for a Beggar

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Le aving Jericho, Jesus was headed to Jerusalem.   The triumphal entry, planned from eternity past as a type of coronation for Calva...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

The Cause and Cure for Quarreling

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The lust for power, pleasure and preference can cause all kinds of problems.  Our wants lead to wars.  Our desires do damage.  Our ...
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Seeking the Best Seat in Heaven's House

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Our society seeks success.  We can be crass creatures of competition.  Chomping to eat others in our jobs. Chanting  to defeat others wit...
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Saturday, July 5, 2014

Good 'Nuff for Glory (?)

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Without question, one of my favorite New Testament narratives is the account of the rich young ruler's conversation with Christ.   ...
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Carrying Our Kids to Christ

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Opposition can come from the strangest places; discouragement from the oddest sources; and both at the most unexpected times.  Whe...
Friday, June 20, 2014

Hardness of Heart and the Ruin of Relationships

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Modern divorce rates are high. The last official statistic I found from the CDC was that somewhere  around 50% of marriages now end in ...
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

A Parable of Pardon

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"Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea...                                              ...until they have to forgive s...
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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Just How Much??

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Over the course of my life many of its circumstances have forced me to really wrestle through the concept of forgiveness.  Friends hav...
Monday, April 28, 2014

Interviewing Autism (A Christian Perspective) - Part 5 - Autism & The Church: Wrap Up, Resources, & Questions From a Parent

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Previous Links: Part 1: Interviewing Autism - "An Introduction to My Life, Conversion, & Diagnosis"   Part 2: Interviewin...
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Sunday, April 27, 2014

Interviewing Autism (A Christian Perspective) - Part 4 - Autism & The Church: Serving & Not Severing

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Previous links : Part 1: Interviewing Autism - "An Introduction  to My Life, Conversion, & Diagnosis"   Part 2: Inter...
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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Interviewing Autism (A Christian Perspective) - Part 3 - Living With Autism: The Challenges to & Benefits of Faith, as Well as Some Talk About Tangibles

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Previous links: Part 1: Interviewing Autism - "An Introduction To My Life, Conversion, & Diagnosis"   Part 2: Interview...
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Friday, April 25, 2014

Interviewing Autism (A Christian Perspective) - Part 2 - Living With Autism: An Overview of Autism as It Manifests in Me

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Previous Link Part 1: Interviewing Autism - "An Introduction to My Life, Conversion, & Diagnosis" Autism covers a wide sp...
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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Interviewing Autism (A Christian Perspective) - Part 1

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A while back, Dr. David Murray tossed some wonderfully thought provoking questions my way in an email interview.  Those questions were...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

A Little Herod In My Heart?

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For those somewhat familiar with ancient Biblical history, the name Herod doesn’t typically evoke warm fuzzies.  Four Herods are mentioned...
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

A Cliff Note Confession From the Land of "High Functioning" Autism

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I hear a lot of things from a lot of people after a concert.  Usually it’s about the music, the message, my story, their story... and ultima...
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Monday, July 15, 2013

On Becoming a Violent Christian

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Are you a violent Christian? Perhaps you should be!! No, not in the way that you may be thinking... ...not in the corrupt way of the ...
Friday, September 14, 2012

Communicating With Carly About Autism, God, and the Struggle to Touch the Intangible - A Glimpse Into My Own Spiritual Journey

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"Do you believe there is a God?"    On Wednesday, Carly Fleischman (a teenage non-speaking autistic whose amazing story so...
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Saturday, April 28, 2012

I Am Not an Accident - The Best Birthday Note Ever

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‎ 43 years ago today, a 31 year old single mother struggled all alone in a hospital delivery room ending a hard and difficult 9 month jou...
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