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Author and disabled advocate Joni Eareckson Tada on how “The Practice of the Presence of Jesus” empowered her to surmount the challenge of quadriplegia and live a life of hope, gratitude and meaning
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/24/23 It’s a wonderful life. In the first part of my conversation with Joni Eareckson Tada, the successful radio host, inspirational speaker, painter, author and founder of Joni and Friends (her ministry devoted to helping and showcasing those who, like her, are living with…
A Thanksgiving story: Quadriplegic author, radio host and artist Joni Eareckson Tada on how practicing faith and gratitude has empowered her to live a wonderful life
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/22/23 The power of Thanksgiving. It was 1967 when a diving accident left then seventeen-year-old Joni Eareckson Tada a quadriplegic. About a dozen years later she founded Joni and Friends, her ministry devoted to helping and showcasing those living with disability around the world.…
Media Scroll: In their own ways Bill Maher and Bass Reeves both defend the West
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/06/23 Here are a couple media items that caught my attention over the weekend. From Bill Maher: For all the progressives and academics who refer to Israel as an “outpost of Western civilization” like it’s a bad thing, please note: Western civilization is what…
In “Are We There Yet?” comedian Jeff Allen finds the funny – and meaning – in despair
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 09/06/23 Jeff Allen arrives. In his new memoir Are We There Yet? – My Journey from a Messed Up to a Meaningful Life the 67-year-old veteran comedian somehow finds the funny in Ecclesiastes, the biblical book he says God used to rescue him from…
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