Revive Our Hearts Podcast

Special prayer request for Joni: Last month Joni was diagnosed with breast cancer. She successfully underwent surgery on June 28. Pray for her recuperation from surgery and in the next months as she will be undergoing chemotherapy. You can read her complete updates on JoniAndFriends.org.

 

Leslie Basham: Have you ever heard euthanasia described as compassionate? Joni Eareckson Tada thinks that's a bad choice of words.

Joni Eareckson Tada: Compassion is not three grams of phenobarbital in the veins to put you “out of your misery.” No, compassion is sitting by that bedside, holding that person's hand, lifting their spirits, praying over their bedside, singing those hymns of worship. That's compassion, not the lethal drug in the veins.

Leslie: This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy Leigh DeMoss for Friday, July 9.

As a woman of 46 married years, I just want to say that Joni's words today moved me to …

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Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth has touched the lives of millions of women through two nationally syndicated radio programs heard each day—Revive Our Hearts and Seeking Him. Her books have sold more than five million copies. Through her writing, podcasts, … read more …