A Christmas Longing [Hardcover]

Joni Eareckson Tada (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1996

Christmas whispers of wistful longings and warm family celebrations—the Savior has come. But the story isn’t finished. "Peace on earth and goodwill toward men" will only be a wish and a vision until the Prince of Peace finally rules our world. The lights, the singing, the gift giving, and the joy foreshadow an eternal morning together in His presence. Through her artwork, her creative retelling of the Nativity, and her tender reflections of the Christmas season, Joni Eareckson Tada invites the reader to consider anew the Son of God, who is the wellspring of every joy, the fulfillment of every longing.

Take time this Christmas season to step outside the clamor and excitement. Visit the stable and ask God to speak to you in the quiet and serenity and stillness... Never stop believing that He will fulfill His promise to live among us in unveiled majesty and splendor.

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About the Author

Joni Eareckson Tada is an accomplished artist and speaker, the bestselling author of A Quiet Place in a Crazy World. and Secret Strength and the illustrator of The Great Alphabet Fight. She is also the president of JAF Ministries, an organization that accelerates Christian ministry in the disability community. Joni and her husband, Ken, live in Southern California, where Ken is a high school teacher.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 94 pages
• Publisher: Multnomah Books (September 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576730247
• ISBN-13: 978-1576730249
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,930,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joni Eareckson Tada is the founder of Joni and Friends, an organization accelerating Christian outreach in the disability community that numbers 610 million people worldwide. This organization operates out of the new Joni and Friends International Disability Center located in Agoura Hills, California. Joni is not only an international disability advocate but an artist and the author of numerous bestselling books, including Pearls of Great Price, Diamonds in the Dust, More Precious Than Silver, the Platinum award-winning Joni, Heaven: Your Real Home, When God Weeps, and The God I Love.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas from the heart, December 4, 2000

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This review is from: A Christmas Longing (Hardcover)

This book will take you back to the true meaning of Christmas and help to keep the craziness of the Christmas season from overwhelming us and drowning out that still small voice of God in our hearts. Short chapters make this book easy to read a bit at a time as we enjoy the days and weeks leading up to the annual celebration of the birth of our savior. The artwork, which Joni has done, by painting and drawing with her mouth, is inspirational in itself. A great gift for those you love and want to share the many joys of Christmas with.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A LOVELY COLLECTION OF ART AND MUSIC BY A FAMOUS INSPIRATIONAL WRITER, December 9, 2011

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This review is from: A Christmas Longing (Hardcover)

Joni Eareckson Tada is, of course, a best-selling Christian author (e.g., Joni: An Unforgettable Story, A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty, etc.) and accomplished artist.

This 1990 book includes her words, as well as being the first collection of some of her favorite Christmas paintings.

The "Christmas longing" she refers to is that nostalgia she recognizes and remembers from childhood.

For those who are lonely during this season, she suggests that there's simply no reason to stay outside in the lonely wind, stubbornly waiting for someone else to "make our Christmas special"---WE need to reach out and take the initiative.

This is a fine addition to the list of non-fiction books for Christians about Christmas.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ya know that feelign that only comes near Christmas time?, March 15, 2011

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Lana Frazier (Rocky Mountains) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Christmas Longing (Hardcover)

Joni has captured that 'Christmas longing' everyone feels - and she explains it to us with GORGEOUS pictures she draws, and lovely poetic lines. This is one of my favorite all time Christmas books to give as a gift.