12 - Disability and Dignity

In today's episode, the CLC discusses a topic that is near and dear to Katie's heart - Disability and Dignity. Two of her three daughters have moderate to severe disabilities, and she has witnessed how the world often views disabilities negatively. In contrast, the scriptures challenge us to view those who have various disabilities as still possessing dignity and to treat them with respect and compassion. The church should show the world the value of human life in how we care for those in our congregations and communities who have disabilities. Katie Fruge leads this discussion.1:28 - Topic intro2:13 - Do you have a personal connection to a person with a disability, and did you have one growing up?4:46 - Thoughts on the broadness of the term disability and its use.10:00 - Many who have disabilities experience isolation and lack of relationship. Some would even call certain groups who have disabilities unreached people groups. What do you think of this idea?16:04 - Can you think of examples of disabilities mentioned or on display in the Bible?20:42 - In John 9, you see that God loves to use people with disabilities to highlight his power, but also how people often view disabilities incorrectly.34:20 - Have you ever experienced God making much of someone's limitations or even your own?38:36 - Society tends to implicitly devalue those with disabilities. As Christians, what should be our response to this?46:45 - 1 Corinthians 12 shows us how the church should view those within our congregations with disabilities not as object of ministry in our church but as participating members of our community.  How can we do this practically?54:45 - What is good?1:00:22 - Outtakes For more information on the Christian Life Commission visit our webpage (texasclc.org), and follow us on Facebook (@TexasCLC) and Instagram (@txclc).