Maranda Russell

Tag: disabled

  • Picking on the poor in the name of Christ

    Over the years I have heard some of my fellow Christians say truly awful things about the poor, the disabled and the needy. In one conversation a fellow Christian declared that the poor “deserve to be poor” and almost always cause their own problems. I have heard similar sentiments from other Christians that almost always make me […]

  • Sometimes karma comes around sooner than you think…a personal story

    I’ve always found the subject of karma interesting. The whole what-goes-around-comes-around belief. You reap what you sow. To some extent I definitely believe this, although I do believe true forgiveness and grace can overcome negative karma. Anyhow, today I want to talk about a personal experience of karma showing up a lot sooner than I […]

  • Yes, I have autism and I am proud!

    Not too long ago, after a lengthy round of psychological testing and lots of other mind-probing activities, my psychologist broke the news to me that I do officially have autism. The autism I have is a high-functioning type called Asperger’s (or at least it used to be called that, now they are starting to just […]