Showing Compassion
“Let’s play tag!” A boy in Joshua’s class called out to the other kids on the playground. Joshua frowned and looked down at the blacktop where he was standing. A ...
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Jun
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Jun
Trivia Tuesday
We are celebrating summer every week with Trivia Tuesday! How does Joni draw and paint? Last week’s answer: Joni took piano lessons while she was growing up.
23
Jun
Learning Compassion
Pretend you see someone trip and fall. Do you laugh? Do you look away? Do you check to make sure they are okay? What is the right thing to do? ...
22
Jun
Reflections from Steve Saint
It has been two years since Steve Saint, well-known missionary, suffered a severe spinal-cord injury that made him an "incomplete quadriplegic." What does life look like in the wake of ...
21
Jun
Couples’ Dinner at Family Retreat
Today Ken and I are heading to Spruce Lake Family Retreat in Pennsylvania (other US retreats are starting fresh on Monday morning, including International Family Retreats in Romania, Serbia, and ...
20
Jun
Critics call Alone Yet Not Alone “Beautifully Uplifting”!
A week ago, the movie Alone Yet Not Alone, was released in theaters nationwide and I was so pleased to read a film critic’s positive review of the movie on ...
20
Jun
Emme’s Car Wash
Have you met the November Star Kid yet? Her name is Emme and she is 12 years old. Her sister Gabi used a wheelchair before she went to be with Jesus, so ...
18
Jun
Alone Yet Not Alone #14 at Box Office!
I just saw this article in the on-line magazine Christian Cinema, and I was quite amazed – it lists the movie Alone Yet Not Alone as #14 in the weekend ...
18
Jun
The National Bible Bee
Recently, during a home school tour of our International Disability Center, little Abigail was proud to recite her favorite Bible verse, Romans 8:28. Doesn’t it warm your heart when a child ...
17
Jun
Trivia Tuesday
This week’s question: What musical instrument did Joni play when she was young? Last week’s answer: Joni’s father was named John (or Johnny) Eareckson.