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New Baptism Curriculum for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
With captivating illustrations, activity-based learning, and an Anabaptist perspective, this is an important new tool for full inclusion.
Scripture-based Play
Ambler Mennonite uses Legos to engage Scriptures across ages and abilities.
Loneliness: It Affects us All
M.Div. student Michelle Robichaud offers a few ways churches can support lonely youth who lack a feeling of connection.
The Kin-dom of Heaven
Sarah Werner provides an eloquent imagining of what it feels like to be wholly welcomed into God's Community
After We're Gone
Considering your mortality can be uncomfortable, but end-of-life planning is necessary for everyone, especially for primary caregivers of someone with a disability.

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- A Gift for Loving
  A father learns that his son has a gift for loving others, which he shares freely with his church family.
- A Lot of Fun Miracles
  Tamara Gill shares how friendship with children with disabilities has changed her life
- After We're Gone
  Considering your mortality can be uncomfortable, but end-of-life planning is necessary for everyone, especially for primary caregivers of someone with a disability.
- An Extraordinary Life
  An Extra Ordinary Life, by Rhoda G. Penny, reviewed by Rebekah Flores.
- Beautiful Day
  Ron Sandison's journey with autism has been like the weather in Michigan, filled with both beautiful days and thunderstorms.
- Book Review: Margins of Grace
- Bridget's Blessing
  A friend, met just minutes before, soothed my deepest grief for my aunt with the sweetest of smiles and the deepest of understanding. Like my aunt, my new friend had Down Syndrome.
- Building God's Kingdom One Job at a Time
  Christian employers are learning about the positive outcomes of employing people with disabilities.
- Caring for Caregivers and Persons with Dementia
  Bahia Vista Mennonite Church's parish nurse program is an expression of their commitment to show care and grace to one another, including persons with dementia.
- Caring over the long haul
  Christine Guth shares a sustainable pattern of support that gave her the encouragement she needed to manage complex family issues without wearing out her support team.
- Dancing with Alta
  Learning to contra-dance from a gifted young dancer with Down syndrome
- Disability and Health Care Rationing

- Forgiving God
  When Dayle's sons were diagnosed with Fragile X syndrome, she struggled to let go of the future she had envisioned. Here, she shares her journey to accept and embrace an unexpected life.
- God's Ministry to a Survivor
  Sue Cassel finds her faith in God is a strong resource for coping with PTSD stemming from childhood abuse.
- I'm Famous!
  Introducing Ellie Wenger, a teenage girl with Down syndrome who lives a rich life
- Including Children with Autism
  Assembly Mennonite Church finds ways to include a child with autism and support his parents
- Little Things
  Those who know persons with disabilities know how important little things are – a sound, a movement, a breath. Wilfred Martens tells about the profound gift of a smile where it's least expected.
- Loneliness: It Affects us All
  M.Div. student Michelle Robichaud offers a few ways churches can support lonely youth who lack a feeling of connection.
- Love is a Beautiful Thing
  Anita Chapman blesses Columbus Mennonite Church with her joy in living while they look after her ongoing care.
- Making Room for Christmas
  How can we make room for the holy by embracing the unexpected and welcoming one another this holiday season?
- New Baptism Curriculum for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
  With captivating illustrations, activity-based learning, and an Anabaptist perspective, this is an important new tool for full inclusion.
- Out Now: "Everybody Belongs, Serving Together"
  A new resource for congregations
- Savoring the Present
  Michael and Mary Lehman Yoder share stories of coping with Michael's early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

- Scripture-based Play
  Ambler Mennonite uses Legos to engage Scriptures across ages and abilities.
- The Hope of Waiting
  The season of Advent is about the hope of waiting. When you're the caregiver to a child with a disability, your life is all about waiting. Waiting for the next doctor's appointment, physical therapy session, counseling session . . .
- The Kin-dom of Heaven
  Sarah Werner provides an eloquent imagining of what it feels like to be wholly welcomed into God's Community
- The Life of a L'Arche Assistant
  The daily life of working as an assistant in a L'Arche community is not glamorous, but it brings joy in abundance.
- The Peace of Christ
  The second week of Advent
- Transformation on the Trail
  A parent of an autistic young adult reflects on the changing of seasons and the tug-of-war between joy and sorrow in the heart.
- Transition to Adulthood
  Kevin Sauder shares about the transition from school to adult life for his son who is on the autism spectrum.
- Tribute to Aunt Debbie
  A tribute to a beloved aunt, who had many fondly remembered qualities, one of which was that she had Down syndrome.
- Walking through Fears into the Wonder of Love
  Epiphany
- Weathering the Pandemic for Families with Special Needs
  Denise Reesor offers tips for supporting families affected by disabilities during a global pandemic.
- Would you sit with me awhile?
  To know pain and suffering is to be human. Sometimes in times of pain, loss, and suffering, what is needed is less advice and more companionship.

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