A few months back, when asked by the staff of the high school what I hoped for in his high school experience, I told them: "I want Jameson to finish his senior year having gone to prom. And not one of those Tim Tebow night…
Kevin TimpeMay 29, 2019
A mutual friend made sure I say what Darren Wood wrote on FB. Darren is autistic and rightly sees that the Church fails in its mission when it fails to welcome autistics in. I have a message for the church.If you know me, you know…
Kevin TimpeMay 16, 2019
Today was the last day of the theology and disability course I've been teaching this semester at Calvin Seminary. (I know I'm behind in my posting on Clifton's book, which my students and I walked through. We finished the book, but I've been swamped and…
Kevin TimpeMay 6, 2019
A friend of mine who's a pastor is going to preach, as part of a larger sermon series, on what it looks like to minister with (his emphasis, which I appreciate) and welcome those with disabilities into our churches, homes, and communities. Below is an…
Kevin TimpeApril 30, 2019
The Michigan Disabilities Rights Coalition and Her Power are hosting a Disability Pride weekend for parents* of children with disabilities 26-28 April in Rothbury, MI (about an hour west of Grand Rapids.) Full information on the event can be found HERE. The facilitators for the…
Kevin TimpeMarch 26, 2019
I was invited to consult at local elementary school this morning. It's a school that was founded to be racially and economically diverse (not always the norm for here in Grand Rapids). The past few years, they've sought to also do better with respect to…
Kevin TimpeMarch 22, 2019
I'm teaching a course this semester on the theology of disability. We just wrapped up the part of the course where we look at historical figures (our primary text here was this wonderful collection). Yesterday we discussed the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. I did an…
Kevin TimpeMarch 12, 2019
One of the things I talk about in Disability and Inclusive Communities is the demands on time that can come from disability: Another way that our communities are not welcoming to those with disabilities is time. This is particularly true given the frantic pace that…
Kevin TimpeMarch 5, 2019
