Joyful Voices-Ardis Lawrence
April 14, 2026 3:20 pm Leave your thoughtsArdis Lawrence is a lovely lady living with cerebral palsy. She is 77 years old now, but when she was... View Article
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Joyful Voices-Paul Jeganathan
March 23, 2026 2:06 pm Comments Off on Joyful Voices-Paul JeganathanFor the month of March we are honored to share an award-winning photograph taken by Paul Jeganathan*. This photo was... View Article
Joyful Voices-Tim Roos
February 19, 2026 3:23 pm Comments Off on Joyful Voices-Tim RoosBridge’s Spiritual Connections has started something new this year! We are calling it “Joyful Voices” and it is a platform... View Article
Surviving the Holidays- Disability Edition
December 15, 2025 10:34 am Comments Off on Surviving the Holidays- Disability EditionThe Holiday Season is a time of magic— the decorations, lights, music, food, gatherings, people, and presents.
Low-cost Accessibility for Any Church
November 6, 2025 4:00 pm Comments Off on Low-cost Accessibility for Any ChurchAnytime “Accessibility” comes up for discussion, it is immediately met with the dreaded “But how much will it cost?” In this blog I would like to offer a public service announcement that creating a more accessible space does not have to be expensive or difficult.
Church Accessibility Audits
September 23, 2025 1:25 pm Comments Off on Church Accessibility AuditsThis past summer I conducted an accessibility audit on my field education parish where I am currently serving an internship. This church has a long-standing culture of welcome and inclusion, including accessibility for people with disabilities.
Social Stories for Church Services
May 7, 2025 11:03 am Comments Off on Social Stories for Church ServicesRecently, the Holy Celebration of Easter disrupted the predictable worship service with bells as we all exclaim: “Alleluia, the Lord is risen indeed!”
Raging with Compassion
February 21, 2025 1:32 pm Comments Off on Raging with CompassionIt is forbidden that "any person, who is diseased, maimed, mutilated or deformed in any way, so as to be an unsightly or disgusting object, to expose himself or herself to public view."
JOURNEY WITH JESSICA
January 22, 2025 5:13 pm Comments Off on JOURNEY WITH JESSICAMobility Aids: Tools of Blessing and Freedom. I have a secret… I can see. Yes, I have a guide dog.... View Article
JOURNEY WITH JESSICA
November 6, 2024 9:45 am Comments Off on JOURNEY WITH JESSICAHealing Prayers and Disabled Bodies After my first guide dog, Hope, died it took me a while to befriend my... View Article