As Dr. Lawrence Fleischer gave the final keynote speech at the American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA) conference in Phoenix, Ariz., on Oct. 31, thoughts ran through Jeff Lenham’s mind ...

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In matters of faith, many things are handed down, person to person, lip to ear. The traditions, the spiritual foundations, and even the music that carries the message… are all part of the chain of ...

Leon Devriendt is happy he is deaf because he has the opportunity to help others. “Yes, I am very happy to be a deaf person. God gave me such a gift,” Devriendt said through an interpreter with a ...

(RNS) — The Christian hearing community naturally emphasizes the spoken word, whether through singing worship or reading from the pulpit, and often highlights the various ways one can “hear” God.

When he was a child, he used to envy his siblings, pastor Julius Andrada recalled. “I was left at home to do the chores while they were sent outside to study and play,” he said, adding that before he ...

The deaf live with many challenges, not the least of which are barriers to a spiritual life. But that is changing as more churches add worship services and Bible studies for the hearing-impaired. Next ...

American Sign Language (ASL) & the Deaf Studies major takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of deaf and hard-of-hearing people in American and world society. The program promotes the ...

For Rev. Marva Petrus, establishing the deaf church has never been just a career. It has been more of a calling from God. "The Lord began to touch my heart to be a pastor for the deaf," said Petrus, ...