tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391279681387978528.post5955954503619920445..comments2023-10-11T08:09:41.602-07:00Comments on HumanLifeMatters: CHRISTIAN WITNESS IN AN UNCHRISTIAN WORLDMark Davis Pickuphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03804926376103695762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391279681387978528.post-4893706309314361432015-05-18T10:45:06.781-07:002015-05-18T10:45:06.781-07:00Thank you for your comment Cam. I appreciate your ...Thank you for your comment Cam. I appreciate your feedback. You seem to have taken exception to my comment you highlighted. The full sentence said, “Personally, I have found more opportunities to witness for the hope within me since becoming disabled and wheelchair-dependent than when I was healthy and able-bodied.” I then stated, “It seems contradictory to a generation of people focused on youth and health.” Remember the overall subject of the post was defending the Christian faith in an un-Christian world, not creating disability awareness. As important as creating disability awareness is, my focus was witnessing to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Notice the song I posted “I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” When I address disability issues in the HumanLifeMatters blog, it tends to be in a Christian context. Why? Our unique traits, that you mention, are made complete in our surrender to Jesus Christ.<br />I want to comment on another matter: Your disability is cerebral palsy acquired at birth or shortly thereafter. It does not generally affect your health. I have the incurable and degenerative disease of MS acquired in adulthood. It does impact my health. Our realities are dramatically different. My comment in my blog post dealt specifically with my disease and I thought that was clear. Remember, Cam, my blog is Christocentric: Everything emanates out from there and written with that as a backdrop. I am convinced that the most important thing on earth is to personally encounter Jesus Christ. Self-awareness in completed in Him, the author of life.Mark Davis Pickuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804926376103695762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391279681387978528.post-40575004437908261972015-05-17T16:20:25.379-07:002015-05-17T16:20:25.379-07:00As a person with a disability I want to comment on...As a person with a disability I want to comment on when you says "becoming disabled and wheelchair-dependent than when I was healthy and able-bodied."<br />I have cerebral palsy. It is not a medical condition. While I am disabled, the only times I am not healthy is when I have the fly or a cold. Otherwise I am healthy.<br />I think when we create awareness of disability, and thus attitudes, we must differentiate between specific disabilities and their traits, rather than generalizing on such statements.<br />We are all, alas, individuals. And I think we need to start talking about our own unique traits.<br /><br />Cam Tait<br />Newspaper columnist and authorAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05020194485454395949noreply@blogger.com