Topic: disability

All “disability” Content

Why Theology Needs Disability

Abstract This article explores the emerging field of theology and disability studies, beginning with an introduction…
April 22, 2021
Dr. Bock recording The Table podcast

Empowering Unlikely Leaders

In this episode, Drs. Darrell L. Bock and Gerald McDermott discuss empowering leaders with speech impediments.
January 30, 2018

8 Ways to Get Involved with the Deaf

Whenever Christians engage the Deaf sensitively and respectfully, their efforts please Christ. To fulfill Christ’s mandate,…
July 26, 2016

The Great Commission Here at Home: Sharing Christ with the Deaf Community

Many Christians unwittingly overlook the world’s third-largest unreached people group, many of whom live in the United States.…
July 14, 2016

God's Role in My Son's Autism

When Miltinnie Yih’s son received a diagnosis of “autism,” she wrestled with the “why?” Was it…
July 3, 2013
Young boy smiling while using mobility equipment to play outside on a playground

Living with a Disability

Members of the DTS family talk about what it’s like to live with disability—from the perspective…
June 5, 2013

5 Ways to Reach Out to the Intellectually Disabled

When I first met Lisa, a national sign-language artist who knew more songs than my iPod…
May 29, 2013

Christianity and Disability: Thinking Theologically about Brokenness

Any man or woman who lives long enough will join the ranks of the disabled. How…
May 16, 2013

Renewable Resources: The Gift of Suffering

After Lacie came home from the hospital, that neighbor called to apologize. And she heard her…
May 15, 2013
Young boy looking up at someone out of view

3 Ways Churches Can Minister to the Disabled

Rick Smith (ThM, 2012) has a rambunctious, adorable two-year-old who has Down syndrome. Rick chronicles each day…
May 15, 2013
Dr. Swindoll standing at a podium holding his Bible and speaking into a microphone

God Works in Our Weakness

But sometimes God chooses not to change our disabilities. Moses’s stuttering required Aaron’s help. And the…
May 15, 2013

A Cause Worth Living For

Mrs. Joni Eareckson Tada, Founder, Joni and Friends, International Disability Center, Agoura Hills, CA, shares the…
November 29, 2011
Joni Eareckson Tada seated in center of stage while speaking at DTS Chapel

Theology of Suffering

Joni Eareckson Tada, Founder and CEO of Joni and Friends International Disability Center, discusses the theology…
February 11, 2009

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