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13 Aug

The Greater Light: A Childhood Story of Faith and God’s Love

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2025-08-15T14:14:32-07:00August 13, 2025|From Our Founder, Joni's Artwork, Joni's Posts|

As a child, summer days meant tent-camping with my family among the sand dunes of the Delaware Shore. At night, we would make our campfire by the ocean and sing hymns.

11 Aug

Amazed at Jesus

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2025-08-11T06:55:53-07:00August 11, 2025|Daily Devotional|

Stop and think of Jesus, the Creator of billions of galaxies, each having millions of stars. Think of his innumerable supernovas, quasars, and black holes...

11 Aug

Don’t Doubt That God Loves You: Carlito’s Miracle

By Joni and Friends|2025-08-11T08:02:45-07:00August 11, 2025|News, News & Stories, Wheels For The World|

How can this be happening? Have we lost him? Carlos and Lucile watched in a panic. Parents of a healthy son with thriving careers in the Dominican Republic...

8 Aug

Family Retreat Is the Best Week of Our Year!

By Joni and Friends|2025-06-27T09:37:52-07:00August 8, 2025|Family Retreats|

Stepping out in faith, Adam and Ashley adopted their son Robbie through the foster care system. Living with autism and carrying...

31 Jul

A Wheelchair, a New Friendship, and Ripples of Grace

By Joni and Friends|2025-08-15T08:31:48-07:00July 31, 2025|Wheels For The World|

If you could visit eight-year-old Diana at the compound in Lusaka, Zambia where she lives, her infectious personality would outshine the struggles she faces...

30 Jul

Looking Back, Leaning on Grace: 58 Years in a Wheelchair

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2025-07-09T11:09:31-07:00July 30, 2025|Daily Devotional|

I’ve hit another milestone… It was 58 years ago this month, back in 1967, when I took that awful dive, broke my neck, and embarked on a lifetime of paralysis...

28 Jul

My Ever-Present Help

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2025-07-14T11:03:10-07:00July 28, 2025|Daily Devotional|

I wonder if you noticed this ‘lateral support’ that’s been holding me up straight? Some of you have asked why I tend to lean to the right...

25 Jul

Paralyzed Yet Strong: Finding New Life in Paralysis Through Faith and Hope

By Joni and Friends|2025-08-18T12:08:58-07:00July 25, 2025|Disability in Mission|

On the morning of January 29, 2023, I was on top of the world. Literally, I was on Copper Mountain in Colorado (12,441 feet!) with friends from church...

21 Jul

Jesus at the Helm

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2025-07-21T07:35:31-07:00July 21, 2025|Daily Devotional|

When I long for someone to comfort me in my pain, I want that person to tell me things that will make me stronger to endure. I want that person comforting...

21 Jul