The Blind Faith Podcast, hosted by Mark Madavan, is a thoughtful series which explores personal stories of faith and how sight loss has influenced those experiences.
In this episode, Mark chats with Janice Tillet who saw her vision impairment as an advantage, because it let her compete in swimming in the Barcelona 1992 Paralympics. Janice also talks about coming to terms with deteriorating sight loss and how she’s flourishing within several roles in her church.
In this episode of Reflections, we take a closer look at healing, which is a controversial topic in the disabled community. We hear from blind priest Melissa Carter who gives us her take on the subject, and delve deeper into the story of the bleeding woman.
The Blind Faith Podcast, hosted by Mark Madavan, is a thoughtful series which explores personal stories of faith and how sight loss has influenced those experiences.
In this episode Mark chats with David Ling who used to narrate audiobooks for Torch. Dave shares how he’s grateful for everything God has given him, including his blindness. He also urges churches to be more inclusive and that small steps can lead to big changes in inclusivity.
The Blind Faith Podcast, hosted by Mark Madavan, is a thoughtful series which explores personal stories of faith and how sight loss has influenced those experiences.
In this episode Mark chats with Torch trustee Edith Townsend who shares how repeated exposure to blindness and having a blind husband made her realise blind people are as diverse as anyone else. Edith and Mark also reflect on how well meaning prayers of healing can have an alienating effect on many blind people.
In this episode of Reflections, Linn talks to Torch’s Becky Davies about what to expect for this year’s online Lent group. We also hear an extract from At home in Lent by Gordon Giles, the book the group will be discussing.
The Blind Faith Podcast, hosted by Mark Madavan, is a thoughtful series which explores personal stories of faith and how sight loss has influenced those experiences.
In this episode Mark chats with Anne Phipps who is progressively losing her sight due to Macular disease. Anne reflects on the unexpected gifts sight loss has given her, such as having to live a lower carbon life and connecting with people through asking for help. She also shares how her faith journey has evolved and how she’s comfortable with being uncertain about things relating to faith.
In this episode, we hear from Vicki Bryson, Torch’s new Church Partnerships coordinator, who talks about what she thinks may be some barriers to including blind and partially sighted people in Church. We also hear from Marie McCarroll who attended Torchs Northern Ireland convention.
