The disciples had proved powerless and the father’s faith was limited. It is God alone who decides who will be healed or not, rather than the level of faith or lack of faith of the parents.

Understand me: “If you tell me to sit up straight, now I have to use all of my brain to do just that.”

These words count for everyone.

You are so much more than you seem, you are so much more than what people see.

Being healed physically or not is not promised; but what Jesus does is to bring healing to our souls, restoring us. calling us “daughter”, calling us “son”.

Disability is neither due to a person’s sin nor the sin of their parents.

Concerns about the digital currency being used to facilitate money laundering, drug purchases and terrorist financing are high on the list.

Mikael Laursen leads the “FrikirkeNet”, a Danish project of free churches. He explains how they have had every third member of Parliament visiting a church.

How does the way that David welcomed Mephibosheth into his royal court challenge the way we welcome children and young people with additional needs into church? 

There is nothing wrong with generous hospitality but sometimes we can overdo it or be so focussed on everything being perfect that we forget the very reason we are doing it at all.

Candles can be vulnerable, but they can also burn brightly, lighting up a room, changing darkness into light.

According to the OECD, the median age of the population will increase from 40 years today to 45 years in 2050. “The church must awaken the mission call that the Lord gave the elderly people”, says a Christian leader.

Sensory Processing Disorder can mean that children or adults have under-developed or over-developed senses.

What older generations can be great at is having a heart to help a particular child or young person, having the pastoral skills to see when they are struggling and to help them.

Much of our time as parents of children with additional needs is spent tending to their needs, supporting them. Jesus modelled this in so many ways during his ministry, and during those times that he served people he taught them too.

Jesus message of selflessness, putting others first, serving others, loving others, is counter-cultural in today’s society.

At times, additional needs parents can play many of the familiar roles of circus performers.

James’ journey through life has not been an accident; it has and continues to have purpose.

Yes, he did. He made you perfectly, he made you wonderfully.

The hardest question can be the one from a child themselves… “Why am I different?” 

It should be about that genuine, heartfelt, willingness to work together to create an environment where everyone can join in.

It’s not your fault that our child is Autistic.  It’s not your fault that he has Learning Difficulties and struggles to communicate effectively. None of these things are your fault, or mine; they are no-one’s fault.

The biblical work ethics clashes with a system that, according to the International Labour Organization, “experiences a lack of material well-being, economic security, equal opportunities or scope for human development”.

Never, in a million years, did we expect to have a disabled child.

What do you see when you first meet a child with additional needs or a disability?