Disability & Rare Disease – BeanSpired Editions

A beach lies in deep shadow, with distant houses silhouetted against the beginnings of a sunrise. A patch of orange and gold in the middle of the horizon heralds the rising sun. The dim blue sky above is full of gauzy clouds, with some denser, darker clouds low on the horizon to the right. Dark waves break on the shore to the right, their crests glowing in the dawn.

Disability & Rare Disease, God, Gospel

Loved Beyond Fear

February 28, 2023March 7, 2023 Megan Bean

Because we're loved in the midst of our frailty, we can live well in the midst of our frailty.

A Bible lies open in the seat of a power wheelchair in an outdoor setting. Fallen leaves in the grass indicate it's autumn.

Disability & Rare Disease, God

When the Bible Meets Disability

October 28, 2022February 1, 2023 Megan Bean

How we view disability and treat those who live with it matter. And, as with every other life topic or ethical question, our best guide is the Bible . . . All our best intentions and attempts at inclusion will miss the mark unless they grow from and by biblical truths.

Disability & Rare Disease, Tough Times

Not Even Rare Disease

February 28, 2020June 1, 2022 Megan Bean

We don’t know just how long and wide and high and deep God’s love for us is until we’ve seen it go with us through suffering – and then conquer pain and death.

Disability & Rare Disease, God

When Faith Meets Rare Disease Advocacy

February 28, 2019June 2, 2022 Megan Bean

How does a focus on spiritual health and belief in the Resurrection fit with rare disease advocacy?

Disability & Rare Disease, God, Tough Times

A Question of Identity

December 9, 2018June 2, 2022 Megan Bean

Sudden hard times demand answers to some very important questions: What kind of God do you follow? What gives your life meaning? Where will you look for comfort and help that actually deliver?