The Prism Awards Recognize Joni and Friends for Outstanding Work
A little boy smiling from ear-to-ear while he’s surrounded by a group of friends might seem like no big deal. But for Chisomo, a 10-year-old boy...
17
Nov
10
Nov
“I Hate Sundays”: Why Disabled Families Are Absent from Church and What We Can Do to Start Welcoming them Back
Sometimes, I hate Sundays. A pastor making this statement requires some explanation: I’m an Army Chaplain, a pastor for 17 years, having served at churches...
10
Nov
Numbering Your Days
Over the years, my quadriplegia has forced me to take one day at a time. ‘This trial’ is so hard that this morning’s grace is not enough by midmorning...
3
Nov
An Art Lesson
When I’m at my art easel, secondhand information won’t do. If I’m working on a painting of daisies, I must have a vase of fresh daisies to study. There’s no...
31
Oct
Jesus, the Light of Life, Shines Through Hardship for Melvin and Ruth
Ruth has always turned to Jesus when shame, rejection, and hardship press in. At age thirteen she had both legs amputated because of a genetic condition...
29
Oct
How to Truly Enjoy Life: Biblical Insights on Joy and Enjoyment
People seem so unhappy. Do you enjoy life? What is true enjoyment, and how can we find it? Sadly, many people reach the end of life unsure...
28
Oct
How Faith and Love Are Changing Disability Mission in Haiti
After graduating from a Christian university in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, Alfreno Dufrene moved back to Gonaives, Haiti, to pursue an internship...
27
Oct
God So Loved the World
When my friend Gloria learned that her little girl’s diagnosis meant a premature death, she vacillated between depression and outbursts of anger against God...
27
Oct
Sunday Evenings with Joni: Conversations About Life’s Chaos and Amazing Grace
Caring for me is something that my husband, Ken, gladly signed up to do when we married in 1982. We took our vows, for better or for worse, in sickness...
22
Oct
Family Retreat Buddies: A Life Changed by Love, Worship, and Disability Ministry
Do you want to hear some good news? No matter what you face today—maybe a difficult diagnosis or family strain, perhaps the daily struggles of disability...