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17 Apr

Good Friday: A Day to Remember Christ’s Ultimate Sacrifice

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2025-04-15T11:22:22-07:00April 17, 2025|From Our Founder, Joni's Posts|

Every year around this time—right before Easter—a certain plant comes alive on my patio with bright, red blossoms. It is a Euphorbia milii, commonly known as...

11 Apr

Yosemite’s Majestic Beauty: A Powerful Reflection of God’s Infinite Power

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2025-04-11T09:05:00-07:00April 11, 2025|From Our Founder, Joni's Artwork, Joni's Posts|

Yosemite National Park is one of the most glorious places on earth. Tucked deep into the High Sierra mountains of California, this park covers nearly...

8 Apr

A New Chapter: Welcoming Shawn Thornton as President

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2025-04-08T13:48:55-07:00April 8, 2025|From Our Founder, Joni's Posts|

Oh, I have great news!... It’s important news, too. Whenever I pray about the future of Joni and Friends, I always ask God to help us keep the Gospel of Jesus...

17 Feb

The Church That Shines in the Distance

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2025-03-31T07:44:30-07:00February 17, 2025|From Our Founder, Joni's Artwork, Joni's Posts|

One of the largest paintings I ever did captures a scene reminiscent of back roads on the Eastern shore of Maryland. Traveling down a country road...

19 Jan

Every Life is a Gift from God

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2025-01-21T14:58:49-08:00January 19, 2025|Advocacy, From Our Founder, Joni's Posts|

The book of Genesis says that when God created mankind on the sixth day, he breathed into the dust and formed male and female in his own image and likeness...

15 Jan

Cardinals in the Snow: Trusting God’s Powerful Purpose

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2025-01-15T09:09:52-08:00January 15, 2025|From Our Founder, Joni's Artwork, Joni's Posts|

I grew up on the East Coast where no winter scene seemed quite so delightful as a cardinal flitting about above fresh-fallen snow...

6 Jan

A New Thing

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2024-12-30T09:32:29-08:00January 6, 2025|From Our Founder, Joni's Posts|

Happy New Year from all of us at Joni and Friends! We have much to celebrate, and it all centers around our ministry theme for the year, Isaiah 43:19...

18 Dec

The Church Shines in the Snowy Mountains on Christmas Eve

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2024-12-09T12:50:31-08:00December 18, 2024|From Our Founder, Joni's Artwork, Joni's Posts|

When it comes to the artistry of my painting Christmas Eve Night, the entire piece is a play on temperature, contrasting a warm, golden glow inside...

12 Nov