Grace and Mercy: The Difference?
How would you communicate to a child spiritual truths like justice, mercy, and grace? They are heavy-duty principles even for an adult! But they are also the...
How would you communicate to a child spiritual truths like justice, mercy, and grace? They are heavy-duty principles even for an adult! But they are also the...
I'm dumping my old address book for a new one. I can’t believe how many names I’ve accumulated over the years. Some of them I don’t even recognize...
What a beautiful month this is! The trees back on our family farm in Maryland are rustling their colorful skirts, ablaze in wild reds and crazy yellows...
Last night, right before prayer time, I was struggling to push out of my heart one of those useless daydreams. My thinking was, I don’t want to approach...
"The soul is like a bird, shaken from its peaceful roost by the inclement circumstances of life, where windblown branches and sudden gusts from darkening...
When I speak, my message is often about how God has helped me grow leaps and bounds using my wheelchair. However, one time after I gave that message, a woman approached me and said, “Joni, don’t worry. One day you’ll be...
O dear God, “Where there will be only goodness.” After centuries of war, greed, and lust. After indulgences shamelessly practiced After hatred, hostility, jealousy and abuse...
I was at a conference, speaking about the benefits that come from embracing God in difficult trials. But I was stunned when a woman approached me afterward...
You would agree, the world is teetering on the brink of despair. So much division and social isolation, people no longer know how to trust each other...
I remember when I was in first grade, and my older sister Kathy and I were walking home from school. A car suddenly pulled over and a strange man opened his...