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Heaven: Your Real Home . . . From a Higher Perspective Kindle Edition

by Joni Eareckson Tada (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Gain a fresh perspective on heaven from someone who has endured more than her share of earthly challenges for over fifty years--quadriplegia, cancer, and chronic pain.

Joni Eareckson Tada's bestseller Heaven has inspired us to live well on earth even as we long for eternity, but as Joni tells us in this updated and expanded edition of Heaven, the longer you journey with your eyes on heaven, the more you begin to see.

A quadriplegic for over fifty years, Joni has also endured cancer and extreme ongoing pain, and she doesn't speak lightly when she reminds us that, "God knows the precise tools to use in your life to cut, facet, cleanse, and refine the diamond that is your eternal soul . . . Every good thing that God has ever given you will last for all eternity--including the best part of every affliction."

It is from this vantage point that Joni now speaks about how we can live for Jesus as we look forward to our real home in heaven. Drawing on Scripture, Joni answers the deepest questions of our hearts, including:

  • What will heaven be like?
  • Who will we be in heaven?
  • How can we get ready for heaven?

Join Joni as she invites you on this journey of looking back on God's faithfulness, discovering how we got to where we are, and looking forward to our real home.

Praise for Heaven:

"Joni is a friend of mine who has been leading people with love and courage for decades. God uses the most unlikely guides to take us up the rugged terrain in our faith. God's plan is pretty simple. He wants us to spend forever with Him. This life is just practicing for eternity. Will we face difficulties and setbacks? You bet. In this updated book, Joni has taken us once again to the high places, and she's done so from her chair."

--Bob Goff, author of the New York Times bestsellers Love Does and Everybody Always

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  3. Who Is Joni Eareckson Tada?

    Joni Eareckson Tada is founder and CEO of Joni and Friends, an organization that communicates the gospel and mobilizes the global church to serve people living with disability.

    How Did Joni Become a Quadriplegic?

    On a hot July afternoon, a reckless dive into shallow water took an athletic young woman from health and success to life as a quadriplegic in a wheelchair.

    How Did She Become Well Known?

    Joni's struggle to find hope following the accident has resonated with millions around the world and is chronicled in her book Joni: An Unforgettable Story.

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Step back a moment, focus your eyes of faith, and then come with Joni into a world you've heard about from your youth but have never seen: heaven. You just might discover that heaven is closer--and more real--than you've ever thought.

In this joyful best-seller, Joni Eareckson Tada paints a shining portrait of our heart's true home. Joni talks about what heaven will be like, what we'll do, and whom we'll see. She shows how heaven will be the satisfaction of all that our hearts cry for, something more real than anything this side of eternity.

And Joni tells how we can prepare now for the reality of heaven.

With hope for today and vision for those who struggle in life, Heaven invites us to a refreshing and faith-filled picture of our glorious destination. Once you've caught a glimpse of heaven, you'll see earth in a whole new light. "My friend Joni Eareckson Tada is one of God's choice servants today." -- Chuck Colson, Prison Fellowship "In Heaven, Joni gives a full treatment to one of the most important, yet sadly overlooked, doctrines of Christian faith." -- Philip Yancey, AUTHOR of The Jesus I Never Knew

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Joni Eareckson Tada is the founder and president of JAF Ministries (Joni and Friends), an organization that accelerates Christian outreach in the disability community. She is the author of numerous best-selling books, including Diamonds in the Dust, the Gold Medallion Award-winning A Step Further, the Platinum Award-winning Joni, and Barrier-Free Friendships

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07BB4QB9T
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zondervan; Enlarged edition (October 9, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 9, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1192 KB
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Joni Eareckson Tada, Founder and CEO of Joni and Friends, is an international advocate for people with disabilities. A diving accident in 1967 left Joni with permanent quadriplegia. After rehabilitation she emerged with new skills and fresh determination to help others in similar situations. She founded Joni and Friends in 1979 to minister to people living with disability.

For over 40 years Joni and Friends has served thousands of families navigating disability, and has delivered over 200,000 wheelchairs and Bibles to individuals with disabilities in developing nations. Joni has survived breast cancer twice and lives with chronic pain and weakening lungs. By God’s grace Joni perseveres, keeping an active schedule, including radio recording, writing, and providing leadership and encouragement to the Joni and Friends staff.

Joni and her husband Ken reside in Calabasas, California.

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Dottie Parish
5.0 out of 5 stars A Remarkable Book!
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2015
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This is a beautiful, thoughtful, well written, and well researched book about Heaven as described in Scriptures. The author, Joni Eareckson Tada, is a remarkable person. She is a quadriplegic in a wheelchair, has written a number of excellent books, is a national speaker, and has a ministry to disabled individuals. She pictures heaven in vivid, insightful and glorious images.

The book is divided into three parts.
1. What Will Heaven by Like?
2. Will Heaven be Home?
3. The Journey Home.

Throughout the book Joni gives illustrations from her own experiences and from the
experiences of others, especially those with major handicaps. Chapter 5 Why Don’t We
Fit on Earth? resonates with my own experiences. Our culture’s materialism, tasteless
entertainment and corrupt morality cause me to feel this world is not my home. Joni
writes “I’m a little like a refugee who is longing for a better country called heaven.” Pg. 98

Throughout the book Joni gives inspiring and thoughtful insights. For example “We are not only to set our hearts on things above where Christ is seated, but set our minds on
things above as well. That’s hard.” Pg. 127 She explains in detail why that’s hard and promises we will have “the mind of Christ when we lay hold of Him and His ideas.” Pg.129
No book review can do justice to this book!

This is not an easy read. It must be read slowly and thoughtfully. It will challenge many Christians, especially Chapter 9 Getting Ready for Heaven and the scriptures about
suffering. This book can be very helpful to anyone who is severely handicapped or who
takes care of a handicapped person and wants to understand God’s perfect plan for their
life.

It will give all readers a glorious view of our future home and help us focus on Him!
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Lois
5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on Heaven out there!!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2019
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Unfortunately we don't here too much on Heaven in the church these days. What a pity, since Heaven is the real home for those who have trusted in the Savior. I have only found a few good books on this topic but this is the best by far. Joni is not only someone who has carefully studied what the scriptures say about our ultimate home but has also put in about 50 years of thinking and meditation on what God's Word says about Heaven. Thus the truths she paints with her words are so vivid, heart felt, and uplifting. This book will truly bless your heart and help you think on things above.

If you want an even more uplifting experience, buy the audio book. Joni is the one who "reads" it, but it comes across more like she's talking straight to you. My wife and I have listened to it several times.
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Susi
5.0 out of 5 stars Expertly Written
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024
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I've read this book several times, finding something new each time. Where do we go when we die? Will we see our loved ones again? Will God forever, even ME? I've sent a copy to Sarah, whose greatest joy is that life will end, and she will at last be out of Prison. And so Heavenly Joys were sent to Sarah last month. If not her particular thing, she can perhaps swap this book with another lady there, all to the Glory of God. Pls pray for Sarah. She's been in Prison for nearly 50 years now. And will never get out.
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Debvs
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Heaven books I've read!
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2021
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I've read a lot of Heaven books (have a shelf full!), but this one was pure delight and gave me new things to think/dream about that hadn't been covered elsewhere. The way she writes is like hearing from a good friend, she is a delight! Of course, I've been a fan of the Author for 30 years and never knew she had written a book on Heaven (1994!) until NOW. So glad that someone shared that with me. I've ordered 8 more to give to friends!
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Betty Harmon
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book and Well Written
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2014
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This was an enjoyable read however, I get get a litte bored during the middle of the book where it continues into one train of thought. I do not doubt any of her experiences as you can tell by her writing that she is sincere and honest. I would love to see some of her paintings as to have to paint with your mouth would be extremely time consuming and difficult. I am an artist and I couldn't do that. I'm sure God has blessed her with this gift so that it will not only bring glory to Him but will bless others along the way.

This is the kind of book you woldn't mind reading over and over again. It was uplifting and loaded with encouragement. B. Monroe
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Maria
5.0 out of 5 stars Uplifting
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2024
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This book is very enlightening and uplifting.
You really get to know the author when you read the book
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Derri Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Such Richness
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2022
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As my life here fades, I’ve done a lot of what my husband calls my “trip planning.” I’ve pored through the Bible and multiple books to learn as much as I can about where I’ll be spending eternity and with whom. I learned from each book read but next to the Bible, gleaned the most from this one.

Joni has gained insight and wisdom that those of us bustling busy people rarely can. She asks the questions I ask. (What, there isn’t an ocean in the new heavens and earth? But I LIKE the ocean!) and gently, honestly she digs down to the foundational gemstones.

I wept for joy at several places in the book and finished the last page with reluctance because she has me so thrilled about it all that I didn’t want to stop pondering all she said. In truth, I won’t. This is a book full of treasures to live by, making the most of our brief time here, and making it gold and silver rather than wood, hay and stubble.
Highly recommended.
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Barb
5.0 out of 5 stars Believable writing -- Follows the bible
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2023
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Joni is very much a believer in our Lord and Savior.
Her life tells the story of tragedy and miracles and love.
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Susi
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in Canada on August 16, 2021
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It's like ..Joni + I are sitting together with our Bibles open. And eating donuts and drinking RC Cola..(Joni fans will understand) And we are piecing together what God tells us about Heaven. An amazing book of real hope..real comfort..and real inspiration. Christmas is coming and what a wonderful 🎁 gift this book would make.
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J Coffin
5.0 out of 5 stars Heaven is real!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2024
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Heaven is so much more real to me after reading this book. Thank you so much Joni for these hard won insights.
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Mark Livingstone
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful read
Reviewed in Australia on December 1, 2021
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Joni has spent 50+ years as a quadriplegic, so she has had time to think and study about heaven as our real home. These are some of her thoughts.
A really great page turner!
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Louise
5.0 out of 5 stars Arrived in time for Christmas
Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2021
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Was a gift - person who received it has enjoyed reading it.
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Mr. Matthew Mckinnon
5.0 out of 5 stars If your interested in Heaven, this is a must read!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2013
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What do you think heaven is going to be like? and how can we be sure of getting there?
Joni Eareckson is such an inspiring writer, and a pleasure to read, especially on this topic of heaven! She has spent many years contemplating and researching the subject from a Christian perspective, and also revels in the prospect of being there, as she 'leans on the windowsill of eternity saying 'come Lord Jesus'.
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