In this week's episode, Diandra and Rachel talk with disabled pastor & friend of the studio Sara Martin about the authentic disabled Christian experience.

We are not at all shocked that Sara gave us such an amazing resource list! Here is the sauce if you would like to take a closer look at something they mentioned!

1. A Healing Homiletic: Preaching and Disability by Kathy Black 

2. The Bible And Disability A Commentary edited by Sarah J Melcher, Mikeal C Parsons,

and Amos Young.

3. Disability and the Way of Jesus: Holistic Healing in the Gospels and the Church by

Bethany McKinney Fox 

4. Sense and Stigma in the Gospels: Depictions of Sensory-Disabled Characters (Biblical

Refigurations) by Louise J. Lawrence 

Disability and the Church

5 The United Methodist Church and Disability: Essays and Practical Tips for Churches,

Clergy, and People with Disabilities by Rev. Rebecca Holland

6. Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities: A Guide for Service Providers,

Families, and Congregations by Erik W. Carter

7. Becoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness, and Gentle Discipleship by John

Swinton

8 Raging with Compassion: Pastoral Responses to the Problem of Evil by John Swinton 

9. Dementia: Living in the Memories of God by John Swinton 

10. From Inclusion to Justice: Disability, Ministry, and Congregational Leadership by Erin

Raffety 

11. Pastoral Care and Intellectual Disability: A Person-Centered Approach by Anna Shurley 

12. Wondrously Wounded: Theology, Disability, and the Body of Christ by Brian R. Brock 

General Intro to Disability 

13. Demystifying Disability: What To Know, What To Say, And How To Be An Ally by

Emily Ladau

14. Martin, Sara L. “Facing the Limitations of Our Bodies: On Embodiment, Disability, and

Being Human.” Yet Alive, December 5, 2021. 

https://yetalive.com/2021/10/03/facing-the-limitations-of-our-bodies-on-embodiment-disability-and-being-human-on-embodiment-disability-and-being-human/ 

Disability Pride: Dispatches from a Post-ADA World by Ben Mattlin

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong

Documentary: Crip Camp (Netflix)

Don't forge to tell your mom to follow us on social media and be nice to your church secretary! - we'll see ya next week for Pt.2