Calling Forth Compassion

In 1975 a child named Raymond Dunn, Jr. was born in New York State. The Associated Press reports that at his birth, a skull fracture and oxygen deprivation ...

Out of Our Depth

Most of us have one area in which we quickly find ourselves out of our depth.

When We Are Weak, We Are Strong

I relive each moment of my visit with Corrie ten Boom (paralyzed by a stroke). I recall how our eyes met as we were fed our cucumber sandwiches. Helpless ...

A Child Explains the Resurrection

Once upon a time I had a young friend named Philip. Philip was born with Downs Syndrome. He was a pleasant child—happy, it seemed—but increasingly ...

The Joy of a Blind Child

Many years ago a little girl was totally blind. She was blinded as an infant as the result of an accident. She lived to be over 90 years old. She became ...

An Underdeveloped Conscience

In Christian Parenting Today (Mar/Apr 98), Dan Schaeffer recalls:

As an 8-year-old, I thought it was comical. Our victim didn't know what was happening ...

Staying Away from the Pain

I was talking just a week ago with a 34-year-old man who told me this story. He was born with a severe physical deformity. His parents were wealthy and ...

Real Fruitfulness

Living with ... handicapped people, I realize how success-oriented I am. Living with men and women who cannot compete in the worlds of business, industry, ...