Solid resources that are FREE? Inclusion Fusion (all week) and the book Trusting God by Jerry Bridges (on Kindle today)

Want to equip yourself or families you love as you work together to include people of all abilities in the local church? Here are two phenomenal resources that are FREE:

• Inclusion Fusion is up and running for the second year, now through this Friday. It's an online, video-on-demand special needs ministry conference where you can watch a little or a lot... whatever suits your needs and interests. I wasn't able to record a video this time around, but several folks who I know and respect are represented - including John Knight from Desiring God, Mike Beates who wrote Disability and The Gospel (which I'll be reviewing soon), Katie Wetherbee who is speaking about the needed topic of bullying, and Cara Daily whose presentation last year on autism was the most helpful one of the conference to me personally. Here's a post on how Inclusion Fusion works.
• One of my favorite theological books of all time, Jerry Bridges' Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts, is free on Kindle today. Even if you don't have a Kindle, buy the hard copy. This is a book that EVERY ministry leader, especially those wading through life's hurts with those they serve, needs to have (and I also recommend it to any person wading through those hurts, leader or not). It's neither shallow nor dense, and his writing style is easy to read while sorting through difficult topics in the Bible and life. Read it, and be fed and encouraged.

Thanks for your continued prayers for our family. Zoe has been home for four months, we're well into physical and occupational therapy for her, and our house is nearly unpacked from our spring move... in other words, life is almost as normal as it gets around here, so regular posts on the blog should resume soon.