One of the most beloved Christian autobiographies of modern times, Joni highlights the unforgettable story of a young woman's courageous struggle to find hope after a broken neck left her completely paralyzed.On a hot July afternoon, Joni Eareckson Tada's life was dramatically altered in a split second. A reckless dive into shallow water took an athletic young woman from health and success to life as a quadriplegic in a wheelchair. In the forty-five years ...

Updated November 2022 with the latest tourism policy by the Department of Tourism, Bhutan.Until recently, Bhutan has been relatively unknown. In many minds, it is a mystical secluded place. Bhutan is gaining popularity as a travel destination, owing to the credits of international media features and Bhutan's skillful management of the COVID-19 pandemic.Over the past fifty years, Bhutan has gradually emerged from centuries-long self-isolation to meet modernisation demands. I...

Lament is how you live between the poles of a hard life and trusting God's goodness.Lament is how we bring our sorrow to God—but it is a neglected dimension of the Christian life for many Christians today. We need to recover the practice of honest spiritual struggle that gives us permission to vocalize our pain and wrestle with our sorrow. Lament avoids trite answers and quick solutions, progressively moving us toward deeper worship and trust.Exploring how ...

"Life's too short. I'm not." You might know her as a Tony Award-winning Broadway star, who originated the role of Galinda the Good Witch in the smash musical Wicked and won a Tony for 1999's You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Or you may recognize her from her starring roles on TV-The West Wing, Pushing Daisies, Sesame Street...oh, and her huge hit sitcom Kristin on NBC. Or her appearance on Pat Robertson's The 700 Club. The 700 Club? Kristin is a...

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Join bestselling author Joni Eareckson Tada as she shares daily devotions designed to help you embrace your eternal purpose.Your life is not too ordinary, your world is not too small, and your work is not too insignificant to make a difference--instead, all of it is a stage set for you to glorify God.Do you ever wonder why God created you? The Bible says it plainly: God created you to showcase His glory--to enjoy it, display it, and demonstrate it every day...

Mark Zuckerberg is one of the youngest and most successful billionaires of our time. His company, Facebook is on it’s way to have 1 billion users that means one in seven people in the world have a Facebook Profile.Within this biography you’ll learn details about Mark, his motivation and continued vision towards dominating the social media landscape. Mark isn’t your average billionaire if there’s such a thing. He tends to live in a relatively modest house, drive a modest car and wea...

Why does God let good people suffer? When you read through the Bible, you can see that Jesus spent much of his life relieving people's illnesses and hurts. So why doesn't our all-powerful God just get rid of suffering? Joni Eareckson Tada answers the big questions about hardships and explains what we can learn from suffering in this 14-page pamphlet. It uplifts, encourages, and inspires those struggling with hardships by highlighting the 6 ways God remains in control over every situation. ...

A convicted murderer tells the story of the years of domestic abuse she endured that drove her to kill her police sergeant husband.The day we met in October of 1997, I was working at the District Court in Traverse City, Michigan as a Deputy Clerk. It was like most other days with arraignments, sentencings, civil case hearings and the like. People shuffling in and out, everyone taking care of their important business with court appearances, document filings, paying t...

"Joni Murphy's inventive and beautiful allegory depicts a city enmeshed in climate collapse, blinded to the signs of its imminent destruction by petty hatreds and monstrous greed: that is, the world we are living in now. Talking Animals is an Orwellian tale of totalitarianism in action, but the animals on this farm are much cuter, and they make better puns." —Chris Kraus, author of I Love Dick and After Kathy AckerA fable for our ...

"Beautifully written and inspiringly grounded in the deepest truths, this is a book that will give strength and courage to all who are making their way through uncertain times and difficult days."--Tim Challies, author of Seasons of SorrowHow Do You Make Each Day of Your Brief Life Count?Tim Keesee spent years crisscrossing the globe, documenting the gospel's advance in regions of war and persecution through his wr...

Joni Mitchell is one of the foremost singer-songwriters of the late twentieth century. Yet despite her reputation, influence, and cultural importance, a detailed appraisal of her musical achievement is still lacking. Whitesell presents a through exploration of Mitchell's musical style, sound, and structure in order to evaluate her songs from a musicological perspective. His analyses are conceived within a holistic framework that takes account of poetic nuance, cultural reference, and styli...