Christian, What Do You Believe?
Thirty-eight years ago, my friend Gracie lost her legs, shattered her hips, and broke bones in a tragic car accident. She lives with intractable pain...
22
Sep
17
Sep
Christian Contentment in Pain: How to Trust God Daily
Every day begins with a choice. Will I choose a bright outlook or a gloomy one, a contented spirit or a miserable one, a pursuit of God or a pursuit...
15
Sep
Pray this Way
I ‘really’ identify with the disabled people we serve at Joni and Friends. Because they struggle hard. And I do what they do; I pray like they do, that my...
15
Sep
God’s Love Shines Through Community
When Tom and Ann-Marie signed up for their first Joni and Friends Family Retreat, they didn’t know quite what to expect. They had heard wonderful things...
10
Sep
Why Family Retreat Matters for Special Needs Families
For Eric and Melissa, parents of three beautiful children, Sophia (12), Will (9), and Lily (6) disability has led their family on an uphill path...
8
Sep
Joni Talks About Suicide: How to Find Light in the Darkness
Just this morning my friend called to let me know that his grandson, a young man back in Florida, hung himself last night. So tragic. And it seems to be...
5
Sep
Mark Rediscovered Connection, Community, and a New Hope in Christ
“Together, we make Christ real to those who don’t yet know the power of his love.” This is how Joni Eareckson Tada has summed up the work of Joni and Friends...
3
Sep
Axel’s Miracle: Healing and Hope at Joni’s House Nicaragua
Living Nicaragua, Dania had enjoyed her uneventful pregnancy and went through a natural delivery without complications. But during Axel’s early childhood...
1
Sep
Reason for Living
I wonder… What’s your purpose for living?… We all ‘need’ a reason to live. Well, if you’re God's servant – and if you claim Christ as Savior, you...
1
Sep
How a Custom Wheelchair and God’s Love Gave Nicolly New Hope
Nicolly’s bright eyes scan the room. It’s morning and her family is one of the first to arrive at the hilltop church in Brazil where Joni and Friends...