Danielle’s Story
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. When Danielle’s car hit black ice, it skidded into a ditch and flipped upside down. Though her hand had been crushed in the impact, she ...
3
Jan
30
Aug
Looking at Suffering Through Two Lenses
This is me, a 19-year-old fresh out of the hospital and sitting in my backyard, learning to handle a pencil between my teeth. The music stand you see is the...
19
Aug
A Story I’ve Heard Too Often
A tragedy strikes a family, and people in their church don’t know how to respond. Oh, they can do a meal train or a special fundraiser, but when the life...
9
Jun
His Grace that Sustains
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. When tragedy strikes, Christians are often willing to thank God in the midst of problems – we thank him for His grace that sustains or comfort that consoles – but we draw a line when it comes to the problem itself. We tend to segregate God from the suffering ...
7
Jun
Moving Forward
Hi, I'm Joni Eareckson Tada. And when tragedy blindsides you, you’re understandably bewildered, right? There’s confusion, anger… tears. But after a while, if you don't stop feeling and start thinking about how to attend to the circumstances, your soul will simply dry up. When the reality ...
8
Nov
A Tragedy Close to Home
This morning we all woke up to the news of yet another mass shooting in our Nation. For me, however, this tragedy is a lot closer to home than others. ...
11
Sep
September 11 (Excerpt from The God I Love)
On September 11, 2001, all hell broke loose. “Joni, wake up!” Judy shook my shoulder hard at seven in the morning. “Wh-what?” Through my grogginess, I immediately knew something awful ...
