Book Review: ‘Radical Gratitude’
Jason reviews Amy Kenny’s new book that explores the way that ableism has pervaded church culture.
Becoming a Disability Confident Church
Originally published in the June-July 2014 Edition of The Presbyterian Pulse I recently read an article by Lynette May, CEO of Disability Employment Australia, exploring ways in which organisations can …
A Waste of a Life
Every so often, life with disability is perceived as a “waste of a life”. Or the comment is made that it is a “shame” that the person with a disability …
The Coronation of the King
The coronation of King Charles III will take place on this Saturday (6th May 2023). No doubt this will be a historic occasion. Especially when the last coronation occurred in …
Film & Book Review: ‘Penguin Bloom’
Jason reviews the 2021 film ‘Penguin Bloom’ and the book it’s based on – a story of what happens when a severe disability strikes a family.
What I’m looking forward to about heaven as a person with a disability
Disability Advocate, Jason Forbes, shares a poetic reflection about what the hope of Heaven means to him as a person with a disability.
Book Review: ‘My Body is not a Prayer Request’
Jason reviews Amy Kenny’s new book that explores the way that ableism has pervaded church culture.
A Hospitable Church: Food for Thought
Recently, I asked some people what Presbyterian churches in NSW are doing for and with people with disabilities. How would you have answered that question? I got two common responses. …
The Church Needs a Better Understanding of Her Saviour
Disability advocates have been raising concerns about the Federal Government’s proposed religious discrimination laws. I have already addressed this more extensively in response to an ABC news article. Read previous …
A response to the ABC’s news article “Disability advocates worried religious discrimination bill will lead to more discrimination in Australia, not less”
By Rev. Jason Forbes On 30th November 2021, a news article appeared on the ABC website capturing the concern by disability advocates that the religious discrimination bill currently being debated …
