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By Joni and Friends partner | Article
We give all the glory to God for the way He blesses His work all over the world. I am moved by the article and fully agree with Steve that…
By Joni and Friends | Video
In this two-part episode, Joni and Friends presents the story of Terri Schiavo. Her family’s long and highly emotional struggle to save their daughter’s life eventually came under the harsh…
By Joni and Friends | Video
In this two-part episode, Joni and Friends presents the story of Terri Schiavo. Her family’s long and highly emotional struggle to save their daughter’s life eventually came under the harsh…
By Joni Eareckson Tada | Presentation
“We don’t always learn lessons from history – many of the same mistakes are repeated from some of our world’s worst horrors. This slide presentation and interview is deeply moving,…
By Joni Eareckson Tada with Tom and Lisa Boehm | Sermon/Message
It used to be only older women who were pregnant who were screened for Down syndrome, but several years ago the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists changed their policy.…
By Joni Eareckson Tada | Sermon/Message
My husband Ken is a history teacher and one of the reasons he so enjoys teaching World History to his students is because of the lessons learned... or, I should…
By Joni Eareckson Tada | Article
I’m so grateful you’ve taken the time to follow the Lausanne Conversation on giving the love of Christ to people with disabilities and their families. Your concern on this issue…
By Hillary Marides & Joni Eareckson Tada | Sermon/Message
Joni interviews her friend Hillary with cerebral palsy about her involvement in disability ministry. Joni: Hi, this is Joni Eareckson Tada and I want you to meet a very special…
By Holly Strother | Video
Self image and self confidence are issues that everyone wrestles with, especially in a culture that puts great value on physical perfection. So how does Holly Strother respond? Born with…
By Dr. David Deuel | Article
God has a story. From Genesis to Revelation, salvation history displays the plans of God’s heart, his mission. The story includes disabilities, because disabilities play pivotal roles in God’s mission…
By Rev Steve Bundy | Article
People with disabilities are shown as central to the teaching on the kingdom of God in Luke 14:1-24. However, to understand the message regarding those with disabilities, we must also…
By Joni Eareckson Tada | Sermon/Message
Joni Eareckson Tada discusses the emotional and spiritual struggles she experienced following the accident that paralyzed her, and explains how she found peace by learning to accept her condition and…
By Joni and Friends | Video
Dan and Marisol Jaramillo and their daughter, Meghan, were accustomed to being stared at and feeling alone in public, where no one identified with a 17-year-old wheelchair user. Yet, their…
By Joni and Friends | Video
When Thom and Blanca Siebels’ third child, James, was diagnosed with autism, they found it increasingly difficult to maintain normal family life. How did their church respond to them? In…
By Joni Eareckson Tada and Jack S. Oppenhuizen | Article
Section 4b and 4c of Lausanne Occasional Paper No. 35 BHidden and Forgotten People: Ministry Among People With DisabilitiesPrepared by Issue Group No. 6 B on Ministry Among People with…
By Joni Eareckson Tada and Jack S. Oppenhuizen | Article
Section 4a of Lausanne Occasional Paper No. 35 BHidden and Forgotten People: Ministry Among People With DisabilitiesPrepared by Issue Group No. 6 B on Ministry Among People with DisabilitiesPrincipal writers…
By Joni Eareckson Tada | Sermon/Message
Watch Joni speak at Biola Chapel and introduce the Theology of Disability and Suffering course.
By Joni Eareckson Tada | Sermon/Message
Joni shares how April’s doctors, rather than recognizing the sanctity of life, gave a stark prognosis for her recovery after she became quadriplegic. I got off the phone last week…
By Joni Eareckson Tada | Article
I recently attended a fundraiser in San Francisco for our Joni and Friends Family Retreats. Every year these camps are filled to capacity and scores of families with special needs…
By Kathy McReynolds | Article
To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead articles. These points of view do not necessarily represent…
