A few weeks ago, I stopped by the children's Sunday School class before Sunday worship. After a few minutes, Mason and his brother Fletcher showed up. Little Mason was clutching a dollar bill. Being a little kid, he was running around the room doing various things, but he never let go of that dollar. In... Continue Reading →
Retreads: I Think I Can, I Think I Can…
From my prior blog, originally written in October of 2009. I've recently noticed something about myself in relation to my having Aspergers. I tend to be someone that can be doggedly persistent about something. Where as others can be focused on something for a while and then give up, I tend to persist...and persist. For... Continue Reading →
Being Jewish, Being Autistic
Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg, who blogs at Journeys with Autism, has a very good post linking the misperceptions people have with being Jewish and being autistic. The whole thing is worth a read, but this part struck me: In the larger, mainly Christian culture in which I’ve lived my life, the view seems to be that the... Continue Reading →
Random Musings on Anti-Gay Bullying and Suicide
I might get in trouble for some of these words, but here goes: I'm a little bit confused about how we look at today's youth. On the one hand, we are told that young kids are far more tolerant of gays than older groups. On the other hand, we see a lot of young gay... Continue Reading →
For Gay Youth…
Since there has been a lot of talk about a lot of gay teens committing suicide, I wanted to share something that the church I am at is doing starting October 8. We are starting a program geared towards gay teens where they can come together in a safe space and maybe learn that God... Continue Reading →
