As I’ve watched my precious mom deteriorate from the devastating effects of early onset Alzheimer’s, I’ve also had to face our world’s deeply entrenched beliefs about what gives people value. When her body and brain began to change, I noticed that the people around her changed too. He had a condition that defined him. He was somebody’s son. He was cast aside. As others buzzed by on the highway of life, Bartimaeus was forced to simply linger in the ditches, for what value could a blind man possibly add to the world? A love so lavish comes with an assignment: as you face people who are cast aside today, consider Jesus’ countercultural example, then “go and do likewise” (Luke 10:37). We’re calling this “Tippy Week” on the blog, as we share four posts inspired by “Tippy’s Teaching Me,” the newest season of The Deep Well with Erin Davis (which Erin mentioned in the post above).