Obviously, these parents know that is false: that real joy is seeing their kids make a basket, so to speak. Max and his peers teach us that true fulfillment and blessing is found, not in self-gratification, but in serving others. And ironically, the Darwinians in our midst who would rid the world of these so-called "unproductive" kids would deny us the real joy of life.
This is why God gives us kids like Max: to help us understand His real blessings.
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For Further Reading and Information
Gina Dalfonzo, "The Pastor's Wife, the Thief, Austism, and God," The Point, 1 December 2006.
Allen Thornburgh, "The Sweeter World We Abandon," The Point, 22 January 2007.
BreakPoint Commentary No. 050729, "A Life Worth Living: Max's Classroom."
BreakPoint Commentary No. 060315, "The Real Point: Jason McElwain and Respect for Life."
BreakPoint Commentary No. 060519, "'Handiphobia': Who's Afraid of the Rain Man?"
BreakPoint Commentary No. 060803, "The Eliminators: Eugenics by Default."
BreakPoint Commentary No. 060823, "Of Rats and Men: Darwinian Fairytales."
Chuck Colson
Chuck Colson was the Chief Counsel for Richard Nixon and served time in prison for Watergate-related charges. In 1976, Colson founded Prison Fellowship Ministries, which, in collaboration with churches of all confessions and denominations, has become the world's largest outreach to prisoners, ex-prisoners, crime victims, and their families.
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