Posts from October 2008
Decoding Kid Culture
Grace Staff Larry Shallenberger on October 30, 2008
I’m reading Andy Crouch’s book Culture Making: Recovering our Creative Calling. I’m just a few chapters into it and already think that this book might be among my ‘08 favorites.
Thoughts on This Weekend
Grace Staff Derek Sanford on October 29, 2008
This weekend at Grace was amazing! We have such an awesome church. Here are some thoughts:
When I Become Autistic
Grace Staff Larry Shallenberger on October 28, 2008
The word “autism” has been an almost-idea for most of my adult life. Dustin Hoffman’s portrayal of Raymond, autistic savant, captured my imagination one Friday night in college, until the next wave of Greek prepositions migrated into my skull and pulled out any competing thoughts. After college, I worked at a residential treatment center for children with mental health issues. I never encountered a child with autism during those years due to how the State of Pennsylvania organizes its funding streams. However, I was a case manager when a new diagnosis, Asperger’s Syndrome, was added to the DSM-IV in 1994.