Joni's Secret #RTTBROS #Nightlight

Joni's Secret #RTTBROS #Nightlight

From RTTBROS by Gene Kissinger

April 22, 2026 · 3 min · Season 20 · Episode 52

About this episode

The episode explores the life of Joni Eareckson Tada, focusing on her struggles and journey of faith after a life-changing accident.

Joni's Secret #RTTBROS #Nightlight (Biographical, based on Joni Eareckson Tada's contributions to the Soul Care Bible and her life story) "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness." — 2 Corinthians 12:9 In the summer of 1967, a seventeen-year-old girl dove into the Chesapeake Bay and in an instant, her life changed forever. The water was shallower than she knew. She hit the bottom and came up paralyzed from the shoulders down. Her name was Joni Eareckson, and what happened in the years that followed is one of the most remarkable stories in modern Christian history. Now, I could tell you the triumphant version, the one where she becomes a celebrated author, artist, and speaker, and all of that is absolutely true. But I want to tell you the part that doesn't always make the highlight reel. Because Joni has been remarkably honest about it. In the early years, she went through profound depression. She begged friends to help her die. She wrestled with God in a way that was raw and desperate and real. She has written about lying in her hospital bed, unable to move, and thinking that the God she had grown up believing in must have abandoned…

Topics covered

  • Joni Eareckson Tada
  • grace
  • depression
  • Christian history

Keywords

  • Soul Care Bible
  • Christianity
  • spiritual journey

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Soul Care Bible

Books & works: the Soul Care Bible

Places: the Chesapeake Bay

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