It’s a popular but deceptive question: “Are you the same on social media as you are in ‘real life’?” It almost seems rhetorical. It feels as though the answer is “If you’re not, you should be!” As I’ve thought more about that question, I’ve come to see (aside from the question being flawed from the…
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An Open Letter to Rachael Denhollander on #SBCtoo
Dear Rachael, This past week, the Houston Chronicle published a three-part series on sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention. In response, you asked: “Pastors, where were you? When we were pleading for you to speak up against your peers or the leaders your support props up, where were you?” This. So many tears, so…
Welcoming the Hearing Loss Community — Part 3
In Part 1, of this three-part series, guest author Lucy Crabtree shared her experience with hearing loss and struggle to find a place in the local church. In Part 2, she offered practical advice for loving your neighbors in the hearing loss community. This third and final installment features practical advice for including the hearing…
Welcoming the Hearing Loss Community — Part 2
In Part 1, of this three-part series, guest author Lucy Crabtree shared her experience with hearing loss and struggle to find a place in the local church. In this second post, she offers practical advice for loving your neighbors in the hearing loss community. — Part 2 — As I concluded in Part 1, we…
Welcoming the Hearing Loss Community
Last October, I posted the following tweet, in which I used the term “deaf and dumb” in proximity with being cognitively impaired: One of my followers, Lucy Crabtree, sent me a kind private message in response. She informed me of how the phrase has been used historically. She also explained why it can be offensive…