Celebrating 50 Years of Joni Eareckson Tada’s Remarkable Autobiography
It was a hot July day in 1967 when Joni Eareckson Tada took a fateful dive into shallow water in the Chesapeake Bay, breaking her neck on the bay’s sandy...
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Created in God’s Image: How Jimmy and Sarah Inspired a National Disability Ministry
In 2001, my wife Shelley and I were blessed with our third child—a wonderful little boy. We were attending Cresthill Baptist Church in Bowie, Maryland...
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Joni’s House Provides Free Afterschool Program for People with Disabilities
When Shirley McCain’s mother passed away in 1998, her dying wish was that a family member would promise to care for her grandson, James. She had adopted...
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Veterans With PTSD Find Breakthrough Healing and Hope
Over the course of two deployments in Iraq as a nuclear biological chemical specialist with the United States Army, Matt was responsible for finding bombs...
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Joni and Friends Expands Disability Ministry Training Through New Partnership with Ligonier Ministries
The global disability ministry Joni and Friends is partnering with theological education leader Ligonier Ministries to equip pastors worldwide with trusted...
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Joni Eareckson Tada Releases New Devotional, “Keeping Faith When Life Hurts”
When Christian radio broadcaster and disability advocate Joni Eareckson Tada broke her neck in a diving accident at the age of 17, the devastating...
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Steve Bundy Takes New Role Serving Vulnerable Children
For two decades Steve Bundy has worked towards a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity and their place in the body of Christ...
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Brain Injury Awareness Month Reminds Us: Not All Disabilities Look the Same
As a young child, Shawn Thornton never knew what to expect. His mother, Beverly, could be sweet and loving one moment, then suddenly try to jump out of a moving car. Some nights, she served the family raw chicken for dinner...
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Joni Receives Award for Spreading the Love of Jesus Through Radio
When people are hurting because of disability, there is a voice on the airwaves that understands. When people question God regarding their loved one’s illness...
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Joni Eareckson Tada’s Groundbreaking Autobiography Debuts to a New Generation
When Joni Eareckson Tada was paralyzed in a diving accident in 1967, she was plunged into years of despair and depression. God’s faithfulness helped...