Evangelical author Joni Eareckson Tada, a quadriplegic for 56 years, says her entry into heaven will be like the end of a marathon. “Sometimes I think when I get to heaven, I imagine a celestial sandy ...
Heaven What does the Bible say about heaven? It's in the Bible, John 14:2-3, NIV. “There are many homes up there where my Father lives, and I am going to prepare them for your coming. When everything is ready, then I will come and get you, so that you can always be with me where I am.” Heaven is beyond our comprehension.
Washington Times: Wheelchair-bound evangelical author Joni Eareckson Tada offers guide through suffering
It’s said you should never meet your heroes. But Joni Eareckson Tada is different. I first heard Joni speak when I was 15 years old, sitting in the balcony level of the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. I ...
First in a series called Long Obedience in the Same Direction. From 2007 to 2019 I interviewed 200 prominent Christians in front of student audiences. My favorite all-time guest was Joni Eareckson ...
KIM LAWTON, correspondent: Before cancer, Joni Eareckson Tada lived an extremely busy life. One of the longest surviving quadriplegics on record, she led an international Christian ministry for people ...
It was a warm summer day in 1967 when Joni Eareckson, 17, who grew up in a churchgoing family in Woodlawn, decided to jump from a raft into the Chesapeake Bay. She overestimated the water’s depth and ...
In 1967, Joni Eareckson Tada was just 17 years old when she dove into shallow water and broke her neck, leaving her a quadriplegic and in a wheelchair. Today, she's an internationally known artist, a ...