A Perfect Fit
Sometimes you can read a verse a hundred times and then suddenly see something you never noticed before. That’s what happened when I read today’s verse in a note my friend Kim sent me. She had simply underlined the word just...
Sometimes you can read a verse a hundred times and then suddenly see something you never noticed before. That’s what happened when I read today’s verse in a note my friend Kim sent me. She had simply underlined the word just...
Around the world, people with disabilities need to experience the love of Jesus in hands-on, transformative ways. And through our international Joni’s House...
When the Israelites defeated the Philistines, the prophet Samuel raised a memorial to commemorate the victory. He named it Ebenezer, which means “stone of...
Fernando is twelve years old and lives with his family in El Salvador. Born with epilepsy and a rare neurological condition called microcephaly, Fernando was...
In his parable of the sower Jesus said that “some [seed] fell on rocky places, where there wasn’t much soil.” The seed had nothing to root itself into. The...
It happens to me often when I speak. I wheel my chair onto the platform, eager to see those friendly smiles in the audience. But instead, I’m suddenly blinded by the painful glare of spotlights. My eyes burn and I tear up a bit...
I once visited a nursing home back in New Jersey run by Marvin van Dyke, a dear Christian friend. The place was brightly lit, beautifully decorated, and very clean. The ladies in the kitchen prepared a wonderful luncheon for us, and...
God will live with us; we shall live forever with him. Oh, the marvelous things we will do together with our glorious God! And with each other. Together we will rule the world and judge fallen angels. Together we will eat the fruit...
I just got off the phone with my friend Bunny. We haven’t seen each other in ages, but I said, “Bun, you wouldn’t believe how often I think about you. For instance, I get into a situation and I say to myself, Lord, what...
These ancient parting words, known as the Mizpah—which means beacon or watchtower—carry special meaning for Celeste Sharpe, who lives with cerebral palsy...