Jeff McNair hosts a wonderful discussion blog called Disabled Christianity.
Disabled Christianity is great name which highlights one of the reasons why we are having trouble re-establishing the church's influence in North American culture. The message of 'sanctified selfishness' has become a substitute for the gospel of 'servant love' and this has rendered us to the status of religiously veneered, money grubbing, status seeking hypocrites in the world's (and God's?) eyes.
Because the disabled (the ones Paul taught us to give greater honour to) are considered too much trouble to be included in our churches and our lives, we have effectively amputated a part of the body of Christ and undermined our claim to be His followers.
Hence
Disabled Christianity.
Jeff is a professor of Special Education at California Baptist University (cbu), and "minister" to individuals with disabilities, and perhaps a prophet, a voice calling in the wilderness asking us to make our paths straight so the Lord of Glory may come in.
Since he may be a prophet you will undoubtedly feel inclined to gnash your teeth and hurl insults and stones in his general direction but please refrain from doing so......at least till you have prayed about what he has to say.
Here is a link to his site and a great example of the clear and challenging thinking that he presents.
Please feel free to let me or Professor McNair know what you think of "Inclusion vs non exclusion".
And if you must throw a stone, please wrap it in a note explaining why you and your church have chosen to live without part of the body.
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