Joni Eareckson Tada
Joni Eareckson Tada
Joni Eareckson Tadais an evangelical Christian, author, radio host, and founder of Joni and Friends, an organization "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth15 October 1949
CountryUnited States of America
faces injustice persevere
The Bible is replete with commands to persevere, especially in the face of injustice.
cancer wake-up stakes
Cancer is such a wake-up call to remind us how high the cosmic stakes really are and how short and brief and frail life really is.
grace grace-of-god dies
When we say yes to the grace of God, we are learning how to die.
suffering done glory
God deliberately chooses weak, suffering and unlikely candidates to get His work done, so that in the end, the glory goes to God and not to the person.
opportunity thinking talking
I have an interesting perspective on depending on others. I think it gives people a chance to serve. And I'm not so much big on independence, as I am on interdependence. I'm not talking about co-dependency, I'm talking about giving people the opportunity to practicing love with its sleeves rolled up.
opportunity perfect waiting
The times we find ourselves having to wait on others may be the perfect opportunities to train ourselves to wait on the Lord.
christian heart heaven
Every Christian who keeps looking up stretches his heart's capacity for Heaven.
christian character mean
I once read in a Bible commentary that the word "Christian" means "little Christs." What an honor to share Christ's name! We can be bold to call ourselves Christians and bear the stamp of his character and reputation. When people find out the you are a Christian, they should already have an idea of who you are and what you are like simply because you bear such a precious name.
christian attitude people
God points to the peaceful attitude of suffering people to teach others about Himself.
ivory-tower icons suffering
Programs, systems and methods sit well in the ivory towers of monasteries or in the wooden arms of icons. Head knowledge comes from the pages of a theology text. But the invitation to know God - truly know Him - is always an invitation to suffer. Not to suffer alone, but to suffer with Him.
stronger chronic-pain harder
The weaker we feel, the harder we lean on God. And the harder we lean the stronger we grow.
faith believe long
Faith isn't the ability to believe long and far into the misty future. It's simply taking God at His Word and taking the next step.
faith religious suffering
God always seems bigger to those who need him most. And suffering is the tool he uses to help us need him more.
mistake father matter
It is a glorious thing to know that your Father God makes no mistakes in directing or permitting that which crosses the path of your life. It is the glory of God to conceal a matter. It is our glory to trust Him, no matter what.