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9 Nov

You Can Do All Things

By Joni and Friends|2023-11-09T14:13:27-08:00November 9, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. Once when I was speaking to a small group of teenagers with disabilities, a 14-year-old with cerebral palsy shifted in her wheelchair and said, ...

9 Nov

Sandblasting

By Joni and Friends|2023-11-09T14:13:21-08:00November 9, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. I’ll never forget years ago visiting Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris... there it was, over 1,000 years old standing so huge and... black. Back ...

9 Nov

Grazina in Poland

By Joni and Friends|2023-11-09T14:13:11-08:00November 9, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. On a recent Wheels for the World outreach in Poland, we met Grazina who hadn’t been out of her room in seven years. She ...

9 Nov

Monica’s Battle

By Joni and Friends|2023-11-09T14:13:03-08:00November 9, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. Having survived a stage III malignancy back in 2010, and now undergoing a new battle with cancer, I have such respect for anyone who battles this disease. Like Monica, a single woman in her ...

9 Nov

Before I Was Afflicted

By Joni and Friends|2023-11-09T14:12:54-08:00November 9, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and when I was first facing the fact I’d be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life, Psalm 119 was such a ...

9 Nov

Past, Future, Present

By Joni and Friends|2023-11-09T14:12:45-08:00November 9, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

This is Joni Eareckson Tada. If you’re struggling today, here’s three things that can have a powerful influence over the way you view your problems. First, remember those ...

9 Nov

The Humanity of Jesus

By Joni and Friends|2024-02-19T10:42:12-08:00November 9, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

Hi, I'm Joni Eareckson Tada, and I respect people when they don’t rely on Google for every single fact. They’ll set aside their Android or iPhone and, what do you know, they’ll use the muscle of ...

8 Nov

Better Than Skin Deep

By Joni and Friends|2023-08-13T11:42:25-07:00November 8, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and not long ago, I learned about a disturbing trend in the surgical world. In England, parents of a five-year-old girl with Down syndrome put her through a series of cosmetic surgeries to “improve” her ...

7 Nov

Encouragement for Caregivers

By Joni and Friends|2024-06-17T06:46:37-07:00November 7, 2019|Podcast|

November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time to recognize the dedication of family members who provide around the clock care to their loved ones. Today on the podcast, Crystal ...

7 Nov

Driveway Respite

By Joni and Friends|2025-06-12T13:57:31-07:00November 7, 2019|1-Minute Radio Program|

Hi, I'm Joni Eareckson Tada and often, when Ken drives me home after a busy day at Joni and Friends, we pull up in the driveway; he turns off the ignition; he opens the side doors of the van, and we just sit there. Usually, an ...