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Andy Opie

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Director of the Center for Global Pentecostal Studies and Practice and Visiting Professor at Life Pacific. Researches Bible, disability, and mission. Husband and father.

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Blind Faith Podcast | Podcast on RSS.com Andy Opie, Paige Pester, and Salma Kettner embark on a journey of exploring theology. Through engaging conversations with esteemed theologians, pastors, and scholars, our trusted team delves into the ...

2/ A common thread is that humanity is marked but innate neediness leading to mutuality. Have a listen at these or the most recent bonus episode with stories of living with disability
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25.09.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In light of conversations in our country about disabilities as something to eliminate, let me share some conversation on the #BlindFaith podcast as we wrestle with what it means to be human. 1/

25.09.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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20.08.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Season 1 of #BlindFaith concludes with a wonderful conversation on disability with Tom Reynolds, professor of Theology at the University of Toronto . Get your notepad out as even our guest leaves taking notes. Link below

20.08.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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14.08.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lisa Powell joins the #BlindFaith podcast for a fascinating discussion on theology and disability. She helps unpack what it means for Jesus to take on humanity. Check it out below

14.08.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blind Faith Podcast | Podcast on RSS.com Andy Opie, Paige Pester, and Salma Kettner embark on a journey of exploring theology. Through engaging conversations with esteemed theologians, pastors, and scholars, our trusted team delves into the ...

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13.08.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our latest episode is out as we get to hear from Lisa Powell, author of β€œThe Disabled God Revisited”. So much worth chewing on in this discussion. #BlindFaith podcast

13.08.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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12.08.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2/ This urges us to consider how we understand who is human what it means to be human.

12.08.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you did not catch our latest episode of #BlindFaith podcast. Do not miss it. Carlos Thompson offers a compelling story on what happens when those with disabilities are excluded from ministry opportunities. 1/

12.08.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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06.08.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What does it mean to be human? Carlos Thompson, professor of Christian ministries and disability at Western Theological Seminary, joins the conversation with #BlindFaithPodcast this week. He helps us grapple with this question. See details below

06.08.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Education is part of Jesus’ call to make disciples of all nations: Teaching them all that I taught you. Let us be life long learners. #TeachingIsMission

01.08.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All scholarship is biography, and what happens when you find something unexamined in theology? It sounds exciting. That is the story we unpack in this week’s conversation around disability and the mystery of our creatureliness in light of our creator. #BlindFaith The podcast links are in my timeline

31.07.2025 04:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Enjoy the convo here.

30.07.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What?
Disability. Is it social or based on social barriers, or medical and based on medical cures or fixes? Or is it more embodied with a limits model as Deborah Creamer suggests. Check out our conversation on the #BlindFaith Podcast

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30.07.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

When I read the parable of sheep and goats, I am grateful that I am not the king. I am not the one with the responsibility of sifting those who are righteous from those who are not? Let me work to not put myself in the place of the king evaluating who is in or who is out.

29.07.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome the stranger…Matthew 25 asks us to show hospitality…and I am stuck on the word stranger and the strangeness of the other. What makes somebody strange, and how do we embody welcome as Christ teaches?

29.07.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Preaching today at Pasadena Foursquare. β€œSaved by Faith and Hospitality, drawing from Clemente’s comments that Abraham, Lot and Rahab were saved by faith and hospitality.

27.07.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On this date in 1990, the US passed the Americans with disabilities Act. This landmark legislation aims to break down barriers for those with disabilities in terms of work, education, transportation, housing and more. One wonders why a law has not done more to make things better.

26.07.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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24.07.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t miss this one…episode 6 explores disability and the Bible with Anna Rebecca Solevag,, author of β€œNegotiating the Disabled Body: Representations of disability in early Christian texts”, who joins the #BlindFaithPodcast see below for the details

24.07.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

2/ I love it in thinking about the realities of all those who do not fit neatly and quietly into our church services and kids classes. How do misfits represent the reason for being church and yet feel like outsiders.

23.07.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Misfits: I love this word…and not just β€˜cause of the punk band that subverts the idea of fitting in … 1/

23.07.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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23.07.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The #BlindFaith podcast welcomes Anna Rebecca Solevag all the way from Norway. Her work on disability and the Bible brings wonderful insights to how we understand the stories of Jesus and Paul. Details below

23.07.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Here is where you can find these conversations.
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21.07.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do our churches have an imagination for those who are not β€œnormal”. And why do we even want to fit people into that category in the first place? What is normal? Check out these and more questions on the #BlindFaithPodcast see below.

21.07.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Mission is not linear. Are there ways that our contemporary funding models for gospel work cause our work to focus on results over process? How?

21.07.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0