Right Side Up: Reorienting Our Vision of Disability and Community
Brice and Amanda Wurdeman, College Press Publishing 2026. Paperback, 133 pages, $20.19.
Brice and Amanda Wurdeman are raising 7 children. Brice teaches students about missions at Ozark Christian College, as the Director of Intercultural Studies. Amanda keeps life running smoothly with 7 children, two who have Down Syndrome.
Right Side Up challenges the way we see disability. Through 10 Biblical stories we see God’s heart for people with disabilities. Brice and Amanda share that those we marginalize are the ones Jesus sought out first.
Each chapter includes practical steps, reflective questions, and prayers to guide churches, families and individuals toward true inclusion.
One in four people have a disability, yet over 80% of churches have no disability ministry. While most church leaders believe people with disabilities feel welcomed, more than half of the parents say their children with disabilities have been excluded.
Brice and Amanda help Christians see people with disabilities and their families as essential members of God’s family,
This book is challenging and a call to action. Right Side Up helps us explore God’s character through the lens of disability, a perspective we too often overlook.
For those working with vulnerable children in our childcare agencies, this book covers an area concerning children-at-risk we all need to think about.
Sally Shank