God So Loved the World
When my friend Gloria learned that her little girl’s diagnosis meant a premature death, she vacillated between depression and outbursts of anger against God...
27
Oct
27
Oct
Sunday Evenings with Joni: Conversations About Life’s Chaos and Amazing Grace
Caring for me is something that my husband, Ken, gladly signed up to do when we married in 1982. We took our vows, for better or for worse, in sickness...
26
Oct
Reasoning with the Lord
Have you ever pleaded in prayer? I don’t mean if you have ever wrung your hands and cried, although that is a kind of praying, too. To plead with God...
25
Oct
Tears
Years ago when I was in the hospital, I noticed something peculiar. Even though there was so much pain in the lives of my roommates, even though...
24
Oct
Hold Lightly Your Blessings
My friend, Peter Sumner, directs the Christian Blind Mission in New Zealand. Peter himself was visually impaired at an early age and has spent decades in...
23
Oct
Patience
You’ve heard of the patience of Job? To me that never made sense, because the book of Job is one long list of complaints. Not one to take suffering meekly...
22
Oct
When I Awake
I have to confess. I have often wished that I could just die. To close my eyes and wake to the sight of my Lord and the sound of angels has consumed...
22
Oct
Shawn at Family Retreat: A Life Changed by Love, Worship, and Disability Ministry
Do you want to hear some good news? No matter what you face today—maybe a difficult diagnosis or family strain, perhaps the daily struggles of disability...
21
Oct
Oaks of Righteousness
The leaves on almost all the trees have fallen now. Just a few hardy types are still dangling on the branches, but even these are withering fast...
20
Oct
Make an Eternal Impact
The Bible says, “With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.” Now we’ve all heard the old adage that God...
