by jtrotter1 | Jan 29, 2021 | blindness and disability
So, I have some friends who get it right. They just do. I can sometimes be a bit snarky about living a blind life in a sighted world. Yeah, there are certainly those who don’t get it and never will but there are some really awesome people out there. Today I was on...
by jtrotter1 | Nov 24, 2020 | blindness and disability, spiritual formation
Yeah, that is not the greatest question ever posed. It is sort of like asking if God gets more glory in seeing us delivered out of a situation or suffering through it? It really depends, does it not? In disability, infirmity, or weakness, is Jesus visibly seen? Could...
by jtrotter1 | Sep 13, 2020 | blindness and disability, spiritual formation
I walked out of class a few days ago and I was met by a couple men who were from outside of our community and had come for the day to do some ministry. Clarkston inevitably will draw people because of the rich diversity here so when they approached me, I had a fairly...
by jtrotter1 | Aug 21, 2020 | blindness and disability
A picture is worth a thousand words. If you can see it, yes, that is true. If that picture cannot be seen, it is worth nothing. The disabled and the able-bodied have very different ways they experience the world. They will inevitably have different ways in which they...
by jtrotter1 | Feb 25, 2020 | blindness and disability
Some of you have met me in the last few years so a blog about vision loss and blindness makes good sense. Others have not seen me in years and may be unaware of my sight loss and legal blindness. Since I am asked repeatedly what I can see, how I do things, or what...
by jtrotter1 | Jul 15, 2018 | blindness and disability
Today at love Carrick, we are looking at a story from Luke 5 where a paralyzed man is lowered into a roof and then he is healed and his sins forgiven. Jesus confronts religious dogma and divine authority head on and I’m looking forward to having a discussion...
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