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
application
The success of God's Word in our lives is linked intrinsically to our application of its truth.
confusing
Once the reader firmly grasps the truth of human exceptionalism under our Creator God, then the answers to confusing cultural issues begin to be clear.
divorce people drug
Most people wish they could erase suffering out of the dictionary. Today's culture of comfort and instant gratification has no patience for suffering - most people want to drug it, escape it, divorce it; do anything but live with it.
despair
Even in my despair, I knew in a vague way that the Bible held hope for me in its pages. I just didn't know where to begin.
christian confused medical
Many good Christians are confused about complex social issues of our day, such as doctor-assisted death or medical research which uses stem cells from human embryos. They wonder, 'Why shouldn't science use discarded fetuses for research?' And if someone finds his medical condition intolerable and hopeless, 'why shouldn't he have the legal right to end his life?' Although the Bible does not address these issues in particular, it does provide guiding insights.
neat-and-tidy knowing wonderful
One of the most wonderful things about knowing God is that there’s always so much more to know, so much more to discover. Just when we least expect it, He intrudes into our neat and tidy notions about who He is and how He works.
suffering equipment gym
Suffering provides the gym equipment on which my faith can be exercised.
faith uplifting art
Each one of us is God's special work of art. Through us, He teaches and inspires, delights and encourages, informs and uplifts all those who view our lives.
problem spite hard
Life becomes inspiring, not in spite of the problems and the hard hits, but because of them.
believer expected
Believers are never told to become one; we already are one and are expected to act like it.
faith religious suffering
The problem of suffering is not about something but about someone.
christian suffering christian-faith
In the Christian faith, God really puts suffering front and center. He doesn't get squeamish about it.
perspective challenges
Perspective is everything when you are experiencing the challenges of life.
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Americans are nervous; Americans are restless; and what troubles me the most is that Americans are uncharacteristically pessimistic.