Happy New Year!
My hope is as strong as it ever was and I’m ready to take on the year. What are you hoping/praying for in 2026?
Posts by Lamar Hardwick D.Min. (aka Autism Pastor)
Here’s the link to the panel I was privileged to participate in Duke Divinity School
in partnership with L'Arche North Carolina
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Thanks for sharing
“Black autistic pastor and disability scholar @lamarhardwick.bsky.social shows how ideas around race and disability can cost people their lives.”
– review by Lilia Ellis
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@brazospress.bsky.social
Working on a better version of yourself is admirable but remember it is still “WORK”
We need to remember to prioritize rest, even in our desires to become more. Remember, rest is holy.
#cancerwarrior
#unshakeable
Just curious.
If you grew up in a religious, spiritual, regular church attending home etc .. (It doesn’t have to be Christian and you don’t have to disclose your religious identity)
What were you taught about the nature and purpose of suffering?
Just a quick observation. I have never seen “secular” artists get dragged on social media for doing songs with Christians.
Anyway. Carry on.
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Dear friends,
Showing up doesn’t obligate you to put on a show. You don’t have to perform in order to be acknowledged, accepted, loved, or even appreciated. Sometimes the courage to simply take up space is what makes you the most beautiful person in the world.
Today was a pretty challenging pain management day. Feeling better but it was rough earlier today.
Throwback Thursday post: if you're interested in the intersection of autism and systemic racism, then this conversation is for you. It features LCC co-founder @reymamccoyhyten.bsky.social and @lamarhardwick.bsky.social tackling social service and faith spaces.
The stillness & silence from the cemetery on the Saturday after Good Friday is an act of solidarity. God sits with us in suffering, loss, & grief & it’s when God remains silent that we become aware that it is because God is listening.
New Episode of the HardLeeTypical Podcast is now live! Watch, subscribe, share today!
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3 days post op & I feel pretty good. Sore but pain is manageable. I don’t know why but I literally just realized that tomorrow is Palm Sunday. Not quite sure I’m ready to do church yet so it may be online worship for me tomorrow.
As always thanks for your prayers and well wishes.
Blessings
Season 3 is here! Watch episode one of the new season of the HardLee Typical Podcast today! As always be sure to like, subscribe, leave a review and share with a friend or two.
Here’s my keynote address from Friday’s event with the Strategies for Justice’s 5th Annual Symposium on Conscious Law Enforcement & Inclusive Practices.
Today is #chemoday
Today I’m rocking the white and black track suit with the Jordan 1 High Green Glows
The black and white with a splash of mint makes the white and black track suit pop! #chemokicks
Thanks for the prayers and support!
#cancerwarrior #unshakeble
Hardwick, the retired pastor of Tri-Cities Church in East Point, Georgia, was diagnosed with autism at age 36 in 2014. His blog about his experience quickly became popular and resulted in a 2021 book, “Disability and the Church: A Vision for Diversity and Inclusion,”….
Some of us are over budget. Some of us are over extended. Some of us over worked. And most of us are just over IT. That’s why we need MARGIN and God knew this and asked us to not only have MARGIN but to remember it is HOLY.