The Freedom of a Wheelchair
Hi, I’m Joni, and being disabled in a poor country overseas? Let me tell you, it is so very hard. You and I, we take so much for granted here in America...
13
Mar
13
Mar
Speaking The Truth in Love
I’m Joni Eareckson Tada with a lesson from my friend Francie. Francie was my administrative assistant for more than 35 years and she served as “my hands,” as it were, when I was at the computer. With all that time we spent together, Francie was a ...
12
Mar
The “Capitol Crawl” Protest, 30 Years Later
When confronted with someone visibly struggling, those watching from the sidelines are forced to make a choice. On March 12, 1990, eight-year old Jennifer...
12
Mar
The Dead Are Not Grateful
Remember years ago, that popular hard rock band, “The Grateful Dead?” Well, hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and when I was a teenager, they were really popular, and I do not know why. To me, the music was loud, you could hardly hear the words, and ...
12
Mar
Help in the Woods
Hi, I'm Joni Eareckson Tada. A few years back I was at a Joni and Friends Family Retreat. You know, the ones where we host special-needs families? And I decided to go on, as I call it, a “wheelchair hike” in ...
11
Mar
A Day of Cheerful Recording!
"When it comes to giving encouragement from God’s Word... there’s nothing that makes me happier." As I go into the studio today for another recording session...
11
Mar
Love As Christ Loves
Consider this: how is it that we are so unloving to others? Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and I’m serious. You are a Christian – so am I – yet why are we so...
11
Mar
Though He Slay Me
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and for years I have identified with Job where he says to God, “Though He slay me, yet will I hope in Him.” Now, like most people who suffer, I first turned to the book of Job and immediately ...
10
Mar
A Lesson From An Ostrich
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and you find the most interesting verses in Job. Like Job 39:13. It’s one of those obscure verses, and it makes you wonder, like, what does that mean? It says, “The wings of the ...
10
Mar
Comfort In Affliction
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and one morning when Ken was driving me to work, I was in such distress because of my chronic pain. More than 50 years in a wheelchair can cause severe scoliosis and nerve pain. And I was ready to ask ...
