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7 Oct

Who Really Controls the Suffering You Go Through?

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2024-10-29T13:13:13-07:00October 7, 2022|Joni's Posts|

Suffering is designed by God to transform you. Is that a difficult statement to accept? Does God design our suffering? Or is it Satan?...

6 Oct

The Power of Hospitality: Finding Healing and Wholeness in Community

By Joni and Friends|2023-11-07T06:06:58-08:00October 6, 2022|Podcast|

Dr. Rosaria Butterfield returns to the podcast to continue the conversation about the power of hospitality. As a new Christian who came to faith through the...

3 Oct

For God’s Glory

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2023-10-30T13:58:44-07:00October 3, 2022|Daily Devotional|

Do I pray for miraculous healing for my chronic pain? You bet I do. Am I expecting it? Well, if God wills, yes. “Whatever you want, Jesus” I pray. “If it...

3 Oct

Reaching All People With the Gospel

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2023-11-28T12:35:58-08:00October 3, 2022|Joni's Posts|

As I wheeled into the home for men with cerebral palsy, the chaplain welcomed me with open arms and said in a booming voice, “How beautiful are the feet of...

30 Sep

Joni and Friends Hosts International Family Retreat for Ukrainian Refugees

By Joni and Friends|2024-03-08T08:50:06-08:00September 30, 2022|International Family Retreats, News & Stories, Press Release|

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Joni and Friends, an international ministry to people with disabilities, has worked with local partners to...

30 Sep

Wheels for the World Carries out the Great Commission: Meet David in Mexico

By Joni and Friends|2022-09-30T06:00:00-07:00September 30, 2022|Wheels For The World|

Fourteen-year-old David was an avid soccer player until he went into the hospital for routine surgery on his knee. Doctors allowed an unsupervised intern to administer David’s anesthesia. As a ...

29 Sep

Radically Ordinary Hospitality: A Conversation with Rosaria Butterfield

By Joni and Friends|2023-06-30T12:11:41-07:00September 29, 2022|Podcast|

Dr. Rosaria Butterfield, author of The Gospel Comes with a House Key, joins the podcast to talk about radically ordinary hospitality...

26 Sep

At the Feet of Jesus

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2023-10-30T14:02:15-07:00September 26, 2022|Daily Devotional|

When I was a teenager, I remember I was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital for surgery. I was frightened at the idea of being paralyzed for the rest of my life. I...

23 Sep

A Place to Belong, to Rest, and Be Loved

By Joni and Friends|2023-08-14T13:27:00-07:00September 23, 2022|Family Retreats|

Maddie is 20 years old and lives with her mom, Jennifer, and her aunt, Stephanie. Maddie has multiple physical disabilities including quadriplegia, cerebral...

22 Sep