Episode 256 - An Eternal Perspective with Joni Eareckson Tada

“Everything we do down here on earth has a direct bearing on our
capacity for joy and worship and service in heaven.” We welcome
the one and only Joni Eareckson Tada to the podcast. Joni is a
beloved international speaker, best-selling author, artist, and
Founder and CEO of Joni and Friends Ministry. Joni and Friends is
committed to bringing the Gospel and practical resources to
people impacted by disability around the globe. Listen in as Joni
points us to the beautiful realities of heaven, how to share this
with our children, and how this can impact every single day of
our lives here on earth.


ABOUT OUR GUEST


Joni Eareckson Tada is CEO of Joni and Friends, an organization
that accelerates Christian outreach in the disability community.
Joni and Friends provides practical support and spiritual help to
special-needs families worldwide and equips thousands of churches
in developing disability ministry. Joni is the author of numerous
bestselling books, including When God Weeps, Diamonds in the
Dust, A Step Further, winner of the Gold Medallion Award, and her
latest, A Spectacle of Glory. Joni and her husband, Ken, have
been married since 1982.


SCRIPTURES


Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 KJV


But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or
steal. Matthew 6:20 NASB


I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing
with the glory that will be revealed in us. Romans 8:18 NIV


Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting
away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light
and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that
far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen,
but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what
is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 NIV


And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be
head over everything for the church, which is his body, the
fullness of him who fills everything in every way. Ephesians
1:22-23 NIV


For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not
stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with
the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and
understanding that the Spirit gives. Colossians 1:9 NIV


If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they
would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing
for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed
to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for
them. Hebrews 11:15-16 NIV


BOOKS BY JONI EARECKSON TADA


The Awesome Super Fantastic Forever Party (for
Toddlers)
Joni: An Unforgettable Story
A Spectacle of Glory devotional



LINKS


Joni and Friends
How to Host a Forever Party


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