The aid is welcomed. We now need to see this funding provided quickly, targeted well, and used effectively for the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities pupils.

Although James has almost no speech communication, we see God at work in him and through him in wonderful ways. 

By adapting our communication to meet the needs and communication styles of those we know, we can enter more fully into their world.

Let’s celebrate our ‘badges’ and use them to be a help and a blessing to people who haven’t earned their ‘badge’ yet, but are working towards it.

The lessons we have learned from James’ bath night are important lessons for us to remember in lots of scenarios, and they may just also help you too.

While we are desperate for a break, and for our son to have access to positive experiences, we won’t compromise on the need for James to be safe and well cared for in any provision offered.

We are people of faith, we prayed and trusted in God for the best outcome; but whether you have a faith or not, sometimes taking a risk, taking a chance, can pay off.

In July, I attended two back-to-back bitcoin conferences in Nashville. I wanted to learn how Christian and non-Christian audiences think about the latest innovative monetary technology, bitcoin.

It is not all about me, what I can do, sometimes it is about standing back and watching, amazed, at what God does, and giving thanks to Him.

God does not expect you to go through life chasing miracles and wonders. He will do them for you in the simplicity of each day.

Together, we can help people who journey with children with additional needs to find the trusting friendships and community that they often so badly need.

Evangelicals denounce that Nigerian government “has failed to protect civilians, most particularly Christians, from the increase of brutal acts of violence”.

If Isaac had additional needs or disabilities, what does that say to us today?

I hope it highlighted the challenges, but also the joys, of our story, and echoed the stories of families like ours across the country.

Couples split up for all kinds of reasons, but let it not be because they didn’t get any  support from their church when they were feeling overwhelmed.

Once you start to journal your blessings it becomes not only easier to spot them, but easier to get into the practice of thanking God for them.

Let us follow Jesus’ example and notice people for who they are, and then ask God to help us to be Jesus to them in the ways they need it most.

Loud or echoey noise, bright or flickering lights, strong smells, too much clutter, all of these and more can affect children and young people with a hyper-sensitivity

Malchus’ story is a small footnote in the Gospels, but it is rich with impact as it contains so much that is easily overlooked in the history changing narrative.

In the United Kingdom, carol services organised by churches are a massive outreach opportunity.

The government hopes to see less terrorist threats, but critics say it shows fear and a lack of trust in freedom of speech.

Evangelical experts in the labour world look at the proposal to reduce the working hours to 37.5 per week.

Let’s work together to ensure that every child and young person is able to learn and develop in the way that works best for them.

Creating a place of true belonging for every child and young person with additional needs, church become better for us all.

Inclusion is about the church taking positive action, not expecting a child, young person, or adult, to ‘fit in’.