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Joni and Friends

Joni and Friends daily devotional

Brief daily reflections written by Joni Eareckson Tada, who has lived with quadriplegia since 1967, on finding hope in Christ through hardship. Readable on the site or delivered by email, with a weekly series from the ministry's president beginning soon.

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Why this is listed

Page confirmed live on 2026-10-24 with the devotional readable on the site and an email subscribe option; no cost is stated. Especially fitting for readers who are housebound or living with chronic illness.

How to start

  1. Open joniandfriends.org (opens an external site) and read what Joni and Friends says about itself before you read anything else.
  2. Confirm the cost and level fit: free, introductory, over ongoing.
  3. Note the tradition — Broadly evangelical. It will shape what you are taught, and that is worth knowing going in.
  4. Put the first session in your calendar now. The gap between reading about study and doing it is a calendar entry.

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