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Matt & Ginny start the second half of season 1 with a seemingly simply question: What is a good life?

An entire episode focused on the life of a man known as Bulldog– told through the eyes of his brother, Chris Wheeler. It is a journey of Chris beginning to see a person who was there all along.

You can learn more about Chris & Lindsey Wheeler as well as learn more about Lindsey’s book Sacred Tears at bottleoftears.com.

Produced by Matthew Lyle MooneyMusic provided by Musicbed & Blue Dot Sessions.Sound effects provided by creators Freesound.org

While we are hard at work on the rest of the episodes for season 1, we bring you a little bonus content…

PHIB– a seat at the table is a children’s audio story based upon the biblical account of Mephibosheth (II Samuel 4 & 9) & meant to share with children as a conversation starter on differences, stigma & disability.

Written by: Matthew Lyle MooneyMusic: freesound.org, Musicbed & Blue Dot sessions

In the age of television talent shows galore, our hosts attend one that manages to flip the narrative of what a talent show is & could be. Chelsea, Jordan & Claire want to sing at the bEfriend talent show hosted by 99 Balloons, but to do so they will have to overcome their fear of what others will think of them.

In addition, Jamie shares a story of when celebrating someone with a disability is actually demeaning. Listen along as we contrast these two stories and are challenged to treat persons with disability as individuals instead of as a monolithic group.

You can find out more more about joining or starting a bEfriend in your community at 99balloons.org.

Music:: freesound.org, Blue Dot Sessions & MusicBed.Mixing & friendship:: Joe Kane with Aud Folk Productions.

Matthew Lyle & Ginny Mooney continue the discussion of healing and the church by delving into the lives of their friends with disability who do not want to be healed, cured or fixed. When they stumble upon an article, written by Madeleine Ryan, entitled Dear Parents: Your Child with Autism is Perfect it is though they are reading everything they have lived with their own daughter.

Madeleine describes her journey throughout life and why the changes she desires have nothing to do with her autism. You can find out more about Madeleine and her newly released first novel- A Room Called Earth– at www.madelieneryan.com.

Music by:: freesound.org, Blue Dot Sessions & Musicbed

When the loss of a child becomes a nationwide, prayer movement to #wakeupolive what does it say about the church and its relationship to healing? to suffering?

In the first part of a two-part series discussing healing & the church, Matthew Lyle Mooney along with his wife, Ginny Mooney, set out to discuss the awkward relationship the current Christian culture has with disability.

Along the way, they talk with author KJ Ramsey & friend, Emeka NNaka, who help challenge the cultural norms that exist around disability.

Music & sound provided by Musicbed, Blue Dot Sessions & Freesound.org

Script available at www.theatypicallife.com

We’re baaack… almost. We are excited to share with you a little something… we are hard at work on an entire season of a whole new podcast- Atypical. Still us, still called Atypical but truly a completely new style and format.

Season 1 will be releasing soon. Stories focusing on the lives and viewpoints of our friends with disability.

A couple of ways you can join in and help us get this off the ground…drop us your email address at theatypicallife.com & follow us instagram @theatypicallife.

Okay, Ginny & I are back to work. So excited to put these stories into the world & into your headphones.

Matthew Lyle Mooney

We wrap up the 1 thing series with Shannan Martin, author of The Ministry of Ordinary Places as well as other titles. Shannan shares how she found her voice in the country and her story in the city.  Shannan, her jail-chaplain husband, Cory, and their kids, live as grateful neighbors in Goshen, Indiana.

www.shannanwrites.com  //  instagram & twitter  //

Find our more about All-in Sponsorships at 99balloons.org

Music by::

Scott Homes & Podington Bear

(via Free Music Archive)

 

The 1 thing series continues with this pair of friends who dived into an adventure together so harrowing and bold that it has become the subject of a film as well as multiple books known as “I’ll Push You.” Listen along as they discuss how their friendship dealt with a disease that slowly took away many of Justin’s daily functions and independence. They unpack- not only the mental & spiritual journey that this took them on- but a literal 500-mile journey that they undertook together.

Learn more about 99 Balloons All-In sponsorship program at 99balloons.org/allin.

Music by::

Scott Homes & Podington Bear

(via Free Music Archive)

We sat down to talk author, podcaster and teacher, Nancy Guthrie, whose story of towering loss and pain is one that will stay with you. Nancy shares of the one difficult thing that God used to shape her faith and life. You can find and follow Nancy at nancyguthrie.com.

Her latest books are What Every Child Should Know About Prayer &  Even Better Than Eden and you can find her podcast at Help Me Teach the Bible.

Learn more about 99 Balloons All-In sponsorship program at 99balloons.org/allin.

Music by::

Scott Homes & Podington Bear

(via Free Music Archive)

Jennifer Dukes Lee joins us on the 1 thing series to discuss the farm life she never wanted. She is the author of numerous books with her latest release entitled It is All Under Control. You can find out more about her and her books at JenniferDukesLee.com.

Learn more about 99 Balloons All-In sponsorship program at 99balloons.org/allin.

Music by::

Scott Homes & Podington Bear

(via Free Music Archive)