Jun 10Disability, Part 3This series is inspired by Disability: Living into the Diversity of Christ’s Body by Brian Brock. I’m writing these posts as I read through this book as part of my exploration of disability theology. Previous Posts Disability, Part 1 Disability, Part 2 Becoming Disabled Becoming disabled is a part of life that our society…Church9 min readChurch9 min read
Jun 5What Is Toxicity?Toxicity is an increasingly common term, so let’s talk about what it means and some of the ways it can help us talk about different experiences. What Does Toxic Mean? In a literal sense, toxic means poisonous, such as toxic waste. Probably the more common, colloquial usage, though, is “very harmful or unpleasant in…Toxic11 min readToxic11 min read
May 6Disability, Part 2This series is inspired by Disability: Living into the Diversity of Christ’s Body by Brian Brock. I’m writing these posts as I read through this book as part of my exploration of disability theology. Previous Posts Disability, Part 1 Hospitable Spaces It seems clear that most pastors perceive the appearance of someone with disabilities…Theology7 min readTheology7 min read
Apr 21Dangerous Words: ImperfectDangerous words are words that cause harm to the speaker and/or the listener. That harm can be intentional or unintentional and may manifest in different ways. The purpose of this series is to help us think about the language we use and how it might be supporting systems or structures…Imperfection4 min readImperfection4 min read
Apr 6Disability, Part 1This series is inspired by Disability: Living into the Diversity of Christ’s Body by Brian Brock. I’m writing these posts as I read through this book as part of my exploration of disability theology. Overview One question I’ve gotten is whether Brock is disabled. He’s not, and he’s up front about…Theology9 min readTheology9 min read
Mar 4Learning to Trust Myself: Distrust to MistrustI’ve been on a journey of learning to trust myself for quite some time, although I didn’t realize it until recently. …Trust9 min readTrust9 min read
Feb 27Learning to Trust Myself: Asking the QuestionPhoto by Amine M’siouri Is there something you inherently mistrust about information? Or have a need to double check it before accepting it? I was recently asked this question by a friend. They joked about little, baby Brice getting confused and frustrated during peekaboo and deciding I don’t trust information…Trust9 min readTrust9 min read
Feb 21Praying for Healing of Disabilities, Part 2In Praying for Healing of Disabilities, Part 1, I set up some general thoughts about disabilities, shame, and identity. In Part 2, I want to build on those ideas as we consider Jesus’s ministry, particularly the healing of persons with disabilities. Keep in mind: I’m not a person with disabilities…Theology9 min readTheology9 min read
Feb 8Praying for Healing of Disabilities, Part 1“Did Jesus heal people who didn’t want to be healed?” This is one of the questions I posed in my previous post, Theology of Disability. …Theology8 min readTheology8 min read
Jan 31Memento MoriMemento mori (/məˈmɛntoʊ ˈmɔːri/, mə-MEN-toh MOR-ee) is a Latin phrase that translates to something like remember death or remember that you die. …Theology7 min readTheology7 min read
