| Barrier Free Friendships: Bridging the Distance Between You and Friends with Disabilities Contributor(s): Tada, Joni Eareckson (Author), Jensen, Steve (Author) |
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ISBN: 0310210070 ISBN-13: 9780310210078 Publisher: Zondervan OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1997 Annotation: Each of us knows someone who is hearing, visually, or mentally impaired, or physically disabled. Millions more suffer from invisible disabilities that can be just as devastating. Writing from her own experience as a person with a disability, Joni Eareckson Tada joins her fellow disability advocate, Steve Jensen, to share how you can overcome obstacles that have kept you from becoming friends with those who may be limited by their bodies or their circumstances. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Religion | Christian Living - Inspirational - Religion | Christian Ministry - Pastoral Resources |
| Dewey: 362.404 |
| LCCN: 96049114 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.22" W x 8" (0.39 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Each of us knows someone who is hearing, visually, or mentally impaired, or physically disabled. Millions more suffer from invisible disabilities that can be just as devastating. Writing from her own experience as a person with a disability Joni Eareckson Tada joins with her fellow disability advocate, Steve Jensen, to share how you can overcome obstacles that have kept you from becoming friends with those who may be limited by their bodies or their circumstances. Joni shows you how to build mutually fulfilling relationships based on insights into how Jesus related to individuals with disabilities. She also offers story after story of the hope and joy of those who've crossed the barriers, from either direction, and found a lifetime of friends. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tada, Joni Eareckson: - 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 award-winning devotional A Spectacle of Glory. Joni and her husband, Ken, have been married for 35 years. For more information on Joni and Friends, visit www.joniandfriends.orgJensen, Steve: - Steve Jensen serves as director of outreach for JAF ministries and is the author of The Disability Awareness Study Guide. He cofounded the Christian Council on Persons with Disabilities and served as executive director of the Christian League for the Handicapped. He and his wife, Andrea, live with their three children in Williams Bay, WI. |