What Does It Look Like To Persevere In Trials?
Perseverance. Endurance. Both are considered admirable character qualities. We admire the marathoner who trains for months, the pianist who practices a...
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Oct
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Jul
Did The Americans With Disabilities Act Really Guarantee Change?
When I was a member of the National Council on Disability in the late 1980s, our group helped draft what became the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Up until that ...
5
Jul
Rededicating Ourselves to the Tasks Jesus Has Given Us
“Who am I, Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?” 1 Chronicles 17:16 Lately I’ve looked up to heaven, smiled from the heart, ...
6
Jun
All in the Name of Jesus Christ
“He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.”Deuteronomy 10:18 I shake my head in awe of ...
6
May
I Have Made Christ’s Agenda My Own
If you’re like me, you long for and pray toward the soon return of Jesus Christ. My heart resounds with the prayer in Revelation 22:20, “Amen. Come quickly, Lord Jesus.” ...
2
Mar
Serving People with Disabilities Amid War in Ukraine
Support our efforts in Ukraine and Eastern Europe Donate! “Right now in Ukraine, people do not count if it is spring or winter,” my friend Galyna told me, huddled in ...
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Feb
A Kayaking First I Will Never Forget
God had such a sweet gift—a generous “first”—for me when my husband Ken and I were at our Joni and Friends New England Family Retreat a few years back. Family ...
3
Feb
Faith Without Deeds is Dead
"Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing ...
2
Feb
Joni’s House Provides Hope, Dignity, and a Place of Belonging
Can you imagine getting your little girl ready for her first day of school, seeing her excited smile light up your home and your heart in anticipation of the...
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Jan
The Joni Book: An Unforgettable Story!
Each of us has a story, and God seems to always be adding chapters to mine. Up until age 17, my life journey was for the most part uneventful. But that...
