I am in a bible study with one of the authors. This is not a book that I would normally choose to read but am glad I did. One could summarize this book with the question, do you see me? In this case, meaning do we, the church, see people with disabilities? In the bible, there is a story in Luke 7 about a woman known as a sinner who enters the Pharisee Simon’s house so she can anoint Jesus’ feet with oil and her tears wiping his feet with her hair. Simon saw all this thinking to himself “This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.” However, Jesus responds by turning to the woman and saying to Simon, “Seest thou this woman?” I believe this to be a double meaning where he was saying Simon only saw the physical woman and did not see her potential and change. In other words, he did not see her as a repentant sinner with great potential to serve God.This book asks this same question of the church. Does the church truly see people with disabilities and their potential? Do they see them as a true part of their congregation? Do they incorporate them into church activities and service positions in the church?The book points out that ”People with disabilities make up 20 percent of the American population. Churches that exclude those with disabilities find themselves down a first baseman (and a catcher, too).” And elsewhere it states “A church without ramps, railings, and wheelchair-accessible doorways is not a “normal” church.” Statements like these raise the question what should the church look like if we truly are a church of Jesus Christ? A challenge to the status quo of perceived limitations, this book makes the case for not only inclusion but empowering persons with disabilities to take an active role in service positions in the church from being a Sunday school teacher on up to a pastor in the pulpit. A five step plan is provided showing a possible path forward for the church.