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Joni Eareckson Tada is an evangelical Christian author, radio host and founder of Joni and Friends ministry. What makes Joni’s story so compelling is her overcoming faith despite a tragic accident years ago that left her wheelchair-bound for life. On July 30, 1967, Joni dove into Chesapeake Bay after she ...

Rev. Yat Michael and Rev. Peter Yen Reith of South Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church have been charged with espionage and blasphemy. Michael was arrested December 21, 2014, and Reith was arrested on January 11, 2015. The church believes they are being persecuted for their Christian faith. Sudanese authorities are calling ...

I don’t think there is anything more unappealing to me than ungratefulness.  There’s an image that has been floating around Facebook for some time–it’s a skeleton of a child, much too malnourished to live long, his mother giving him a drop, a single drop, of water.  None of us have it that bad. More gumption ...

“O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.”  Psalm 30:12 Most of us are taught, from birth, to say “thank you” for many things.  It could be a present on our birthday, or a ride home from school.  It could be a neighbor helping us with packages, or ...

“That car is flying!”  The words barely left my lips before the oncoming car slid onto the gravel, hit a sign and went airborne.  The bus in front of us took the brunt of the flying debris.  Pulling as far off the road as possible, I stopped quickly.  Running toward ...