Barrier-Free Friendships

Joni Eareckson Tada is founder and CEO of Joni and Friends, an organization that communicates the gospel and mobilizes the global church to evangelize, disciple, and serve people living with disability. Joni is the author of numerous bestselling books, including When God Weeps, Diamonds in the Dust, and her latest award-winning devotional, A Spectacle of Glory. Joni and her husband, Ken,were married in 1982. For more information on Joni and Friends, visit www.joniandfriends.org. 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.

• ContentsPart I: In Search of a Friend1. Where Can I Find a Friend?2. Making a Difference in Spite of Barriers3. A True Friend IdentifiesPart II: Breaking Down Barriers4. Now You Know5. What to Say, How to Listen6. More than Words7. God’s Friendliest ChurchPart III: It’s a Two-Way Street8. Eye To Eye9. It’s a Two-Way StreetA Letter to My FriendRecommended ReadingAbout the Authors