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Hilda’s family didn’t know she had muscular dystrophy. They just knew their preschooler was losing her ability to walk. But they were determined to find a cure. Being disabled in Cameroon meant not only obstacles to transport, but visits to diviners and evangelists, threats of sexual assault, discrimination, and a crisis of faith. Despite the hardship Hilda has faced, her family’s unwavering support and God’s unwavering grace have helped her persevere to become a national broadcaster.

Originally published in 1978, A Step Further is Joni Eareckson Tada's response to thousands of letters she received from people puzzled about the "whys" of suffering. Joni answers these questions by taking a personal look at how God has used circumstances, people, and events in her own life and the lives of others.

Joni Eareckson Tada knows what it means to wrestle with this issue and to wish for a painless solution. For the last 50 years she has been confined to a wheelchair and struggled against her own paralysis. And she sat by the bedside of her dying father, thinking, "So much suffering, why not end it all quickly, painlessly?"" The terminally ill, the elderly, the disabled, the depressed and suicidal, can all be swept up into this movement of self-deliverance. Skip the suffering. Put a quick end to merciless pain and mental anguish. These are tempting enticements to the hurting.

Stem-cell research. Cloning. Genetic engineering. Today, discoveries in biotechnology are occurring so rapidly that we can barely begin to address one ethical debate before another looms overhead. This brave new world we've entered is a daunting one as well, with disturbing implications for the sanctity of life and for human nature itself. How should we respond as Christians?

Find hope and help for life's constant challenges in this sparkling collection of daily devotionals. Best-selling author and painter Joni Eareckson Tada, a quadriplegic, offers meditations on Bible verses, short prayers, and thoughts for the day that show us where to find diamonds in the dust. Joni has selected 60 of the 366 devotionals found in her printed book and hopes that you will listen to one a day for the next two months, or that you will listen to them in clusters, and in so doing you will draw closer to your Lord and Savior.

Joni Eareckson Tada shares biblical hope and encouragement in her daily devotional. No matter what trials you may be facing today, these brief moments in scripture will lift your soul and strengthen your faith. Discover more at joniandfriends.org.

God does not choose to display His glory through burning bushes; He chooses you! This inspiring, year-long devotional by Joni Eareckson Tada, focuses on your Heavenly Father, how He cares for you every day, and how His love enables you to live as a spectacle of His glory.

Each of us knows someone who is hearing, visually, or mentally impaired, or physically disabled. Millions more suffer from invisible disabilities that can be just as devastating. Writing from her own experience as a person with a disability, Joni Eareckson Tada joins with her fellow disability advocate, Steve Jensen, to share how you can overcome obstacles that have kept you from becoming friends with those who may be limited by their bodies or their circumstances.

Joni Eareckson Tada, une femme qui vit dans un fauteuil roulant depuis plus de cinquante ans, et Steven Estes, un pasteur et un des plus proches amis de Joni, explorent les réponses aux questions concernant la souffrance. Quand Dieu pleure n'est pas tant un livre sur la souffrance que sur Dieu. À travers un survol de ce que la Bible dit au sujet de la souffrance, les auteurs expliquent clairement qui est Dieu, pourquoi il permet tant de chagrin et de douleur, et comment nous pouvons lui faire confiance.

Ce livre de Joni Eareckson Tada, magnifiquement illustré et fidèle à la Bible, enthousiasme les enfants avec cette vérité: lorsque Jésus reviendra dans ce monde, il apportera le ciel avec lui! Il y aura une nouvelle création où nous aurons un nouveau cœur et un nouveau corps, et où nous vivrons dans une nouvelle ville. Et surtout, nous serons avec Jésus, pour toujours! Ce sera mieux que tout ce que nous pouvons imaginer.