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El derecho de morir (Joni Eareckson Tada Collection)
Joni Eareckson Tada, autora de bést-sellers, se ha familiarizado bien con la adversidad. A los 17 años de edad, un accidente durante un salto de clavado la dejó paralítica en las cuatro extremidades. Sin embargo, su fe ante esas circunstancias desencadenó un ministerio a escala mundial. En estos folletos, Joni escribe sobre los temores, la esperanza, la soledad, la providencia divina en el dolor, el sufrimiento y preguntas sobre final de la vida. Cada cuadernillo de 14 páginas a todo color tiene abundantes ilustraciones, incluye un título fácil de entender sobre el contenido y sirve como herramienta de referencia práctica para uso personal o en el campo misionero.
Best-selling author Joni Eareckson Tada is well acquainted with hardship. A diving accident at age 17 left Joni quadriplegic, yet her faith in the face of it sparked a worldwide ministry. Tada writes here about suffering, fear, hope, loneliness, pain and providence, suffering, and end of life questions. Each 14-page, full-color booklet is richly illustrated, carries a self-explanatory title regarding the content, and serves as an always-ready reference tool for personal use or on the mission field.
Best-selling author Joni Eareckson Tada is well acquainted with hardship. A diving accident at age 17 left Joni quadriplegic, yet her faith in the face of it sparked a worldwide ministry. Tada writes here about suffering, fear, hope, loneliness, pain and providence, suffering, and end of life questions. Each 14-page, full-color booklet is richly illustrated, carries a self-explanatory title regarding the content, and serves as an always-ready reference tool for personal use or on the mission field.
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12 pages, Pamphlet
First published January 1, 2014
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Joni Eareckson Tada
352 books583 followersJoni Eareckson Tada is an American evangelical Christian author, radio host, artist, and founder of Joni and Friends, an organization "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community".
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May 21, 2021I was half way through this when my husband started to talk about wanting to stop dialysis... Joni convinced me it might not be time for my husband to throw in the towel, but I reserved judgement and didn't give an opinion on it yet when my husband had a very serious heart attack he couldn't recover from. I had to withdrawal life support... I am so blessed to have had Joni's wisdom from this book behind me in the decisions I had to make in that long week... It was providence if ever I experienced it.
March 7, 2018
There are few people I respect more than Joni Eareckson Tada. She has had tremendous influence since a diving accident left her in a wheelchair fifty years ago. I’ve read many of her books and seen her speak at conferences. This is a revised edition of a book that she wrote 25 years ago. Much has changed during that time. When the book was first written, some of what is covered in this helpful new edition was only theoretical.
The book goes beyond the theoretical to the practical. Joni helps us make the moral judgments we will all be faced with. She brings what she and her family have learned from going through the dying process with her father. She writes about her own periods of depression, suicidal thoughts, severe pain and also breast cancer.
She writes about physician assisted suicide, which is now legal in five states in the U.S. She recalls the case of Terri Schiavo case, who was deemed to be in a “persistent vegetative state”, and other stories from the headlines, but indicates that most of these stories never make the headlines. She shares heart-breaking letters that have been sent to her.
Joni tells us that 44,000 commit suicide in the U.S. each year, and many, many more attempt it, in addition to those who take advantage of states that provide physician’s assisted suicide. Why the increase in those taking their own life? Joni states that it is often due to pain and no hope for relief. This much and no more.
She shares several answers that people give as to when it is right to die (when it’s too expensive to live, mercy, pain, etc.). She writes that unfortunately 38% of evangelicals support in certain cases "mercy killing". She defines the various terms in the conversation (euthanasia, physician's assisted suicide, etc.).
Scripture says that death is the final enemy. Joni writes that you have the right to live. She writes how your decision for life matters to others, to yourself and to the enemy, and to God.
She shows from the Bible that God is opposed to mercy killing, but that it is acceptable to let dying people die. The act of dying does not need to be prolonged. End of life decisions are difficult. She recommends an Advanced Care Directive, as opposed to a Living Will. She recommends that you assist your loved ones by documenting your wishes and revisit them often. Ask God to give you wisdom on these important decisions.
This practical book contains real-life stories throughout. She tells us that a life worth living is found in Christ. One day believers will have the most perfect “final exit”. This is an excellent book to read with others in a book club setting. Helpful questions for discussion and reflection are included at the end of each chapter.
The book goes beyond the theoretical to the practical. Joni helps us make the moral judgments we will all be faced with. She brings what she and her family have learned from going through the dying process with her father. She writes about her own periods of depression, suicidal thoughts, severe pain and also breast cancer.
She writes about physician assisted suicide, which is now legal in five states in the U.S. She recalls the case of Terri Schiavo case, who was deemed to be in a “persistent vegetative state”, and other stories from the headlines, but indicates that most of these stories never make the headlines. She shares heart-breaking letters that have been sent to her.
Joni tells us that 44,000 commit suicide in the U.S. each year, and many, many more attempt it, in addition to those who take advantage of states that provide physician’s assisted suicide. Why the increase in those taking their own life? Joni states that it is often due to pain and no hope for relief. This much and no more.
She shares several answers that people give as to when it is right to die (when it’s too expensive to live, mercy, pain, etc.). She writes that unfortunately 38% of evangelicals support in certain cases "mercy killing". She defines the various terms in the conversation (euthanasia, physician's assisted suicide, etc.).
Scripture says that death is the final enemy. Joni writes that you have the right to live. She writes how your decision for life matters to others, to yourself and to the enemy, and to God.
She shows from the Bible that God is opposed to mercy killing, but that it is acceptable to let dying people die. The act of dying does not need to be prolonged. End of life decisions are difficult. She recommends an Advanced Care Directive, as opposed to a Living Will. She recommends that you assist your loved ones by documenting your wishes and revisit them often. Ask God to give you wisdom on these important decisions.
This practical book contains real-life stories throughout. She tells us that a life worth living is found in Christ. One day believers will have the most perfect “final exit”. This is an excellent book to read with others in a book club setting. Helpful questions for discussion and reflection are included at the end of each chapter.
January 15, 2018
Very good book on dying and preparing to die. This is a good book for everyone. I really enjoyed the questions that the author posed at the end of the chapters. This is a good book on beginning a discussion on death and our/and or loved one's wishes at the end cycle of our journey. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of the book in return for my honest review.
January 13, 2021
In a non-preachy way, Tada gives a compelling argument of why we are not to take our own lives. In a world where people are choosing to end their lives for various reasons, I recommend this book.
August 18, 2018
Joni Eareckson Tada has done all who live and breathe a service in speaking to the real event of death and dying and living. As a quadriplegic for over 50 years, she speaks with authority to the issue of euthanasia. The book is divided into three sections: A Time to Live, A Time to Choose, and A Time to Die. Questions to ponder end each section. Joni writes of her own anguish in suffering her devastating, irreversible spinal cord injury, and those living in severe bodily constraints who are not dying, but question their worth in continuing to live. Joni asks hard questions, then gives her prayer: "God, if I can't die, show me how to live." Joni continues through her camps and writing and work giving hope to the hopeless. I would recommend this book to caregivers and those who need continual care.
March 21, 2018
This is a very good evaluation of the ethics and emotions of suicide, euthanasia etc. by someone who knows what it is to be a quadriplegic for decades and to have battled the desire to commit suicide.
Joni is always inspiring.
(Note: I'm stingy with stars. For me 2 stars means a good book. 3 = Very good; 4 = Outstanding {only about 5% of the books I read merit this}; 5 = All time favorites {one of these may come along every 400-500 books})
Joni is always inspiring.
(Note: I'm stingy with stars. For me 2 stars means a good book. 3 = Very good; 4 = Outstanding {only about 5% of the books I read merit this}; 5 = All time favorites {one of these may come along every 400-500 books})
June 11, 2018
An authority on suffering who presents a compelling argument for the sanctity of all human life. I read the print book (copyright 2018).
July 2, 2018
Important topic and questions to consider, but it felt like she applied her own situation to others. This is very personal and I felt it was leading to one answer for everyone.
Did Not Finish
April 28, 2018(Abandoned) TRIGGER WARNING: Death and suicide. Please read with care if you are sensitive to these topics.
I can't fairly review this book in its entirety because I didn't finish it, but I will use this space to explain why I abandoned it.
This book looks at the ethical questions (mainly from a religious standpoint) that surround the idea of medically-assisted suicide and dying, in general. Without getting into a philosophical debate about life or when one's should end, I will just say that I believe in and support this practice if it is the desire of the individual in question. I believe it is a slippery slope and that there is a lot of gray area in the specifics of who and when should decide it's time for someone to die. This is more on the end of someone with a disability or who is incapacitated in such a way that they are unable to make their will known and less about people who are of sound mind and can voice their wishes.
Over the course of my life, I have known a handful of people and have watched many of them suffer for years from various medical and mental ailments, many of whom would have taken steps to end their lives in a medically-assisted environment. A few of these people took matters into their own hands, leaving their family with questions and a lot of pain, along with the shock of the image of whatever method was used to end their life. A few others have elected to continue in their suffering until their local law allows for them to seek medical assistance because they want to give their loved ones closure.
The author, Joni Eareckson Tada knows about suffering. In 1967, she had a diving accident which left her paralyzed from the shoulders down. She also found worldwide fame when she published her autobiography about her experience. I still remember watching her paint with the brush held between her teeth on television when I was a child.
Joni's experience is unique and one that many people facing disabilities and chronically incapacitating conditions don't get to experience. So, when I read that she equated medically-assisted suicide to murder in the preface of this book, it turned my stomach more than a little. She knows suffering, but she doesn't know everyone's suffering and for her to believe and advocate that everyone should choose to live because that's what has worked for her, is disappointing. I knew that continuing to read this book would just make me angry, so I decided to set it aside.
*ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for my honest review.
I can't fairly review this book in its entirety because I didn't finish it, but I will use this space to explain why I abandoned it.
This book looks at the ethical questions (mainly from a religious standpoint) that surround the idea of medically-assisted suicide and dying, in general. Without getting into a philosophical debate about life or when one's should end, I will just say that I believe in and support this practice if it is the desire of the individual in question. I believe it is a slippery slope and that there is a lot of gray area in the specifics of who and when should decide it's time for someone to die. This is more on the end of someone with a disability or who is incapacitated in such a way that they are unable to make their will known and less about people who are of sound mind and can voice their wishes.
Over the course of my life, I have known a handful of people and have watched many of them suffer for years from various medical and mental ailments, many of whom would have taken steps to end their lives in a medically-assisted environment. A few of these people took matters into their own hands, leaving their family with questions and a lot of pain, along with the shock of the image of whatever method was used to end their life. A few others have elected to continue in their suffering until their local law allows for them to seek medical assistance because they want to give their loved ones closure.
The author, Joni Eareckson Tada knows about suffering. In 1967, she had a diving accident which left her paralyzed from the shoulders down. She also found worldwide fame when she published her autobiography about her experience. I still remember watching her paint with the brush held between her teeth on television when I was a child.
Joni's experience is unique and one that many people facing disabilities and chronically incapacitating conditions don't get to experience. So, when I read that she equated medically-assisted suicide to murder in the preface of this book, it turned my stomach more than a little. She knows suffering, but she doesn't know everyone's suffering and for her to believe and advocate that everyone should choose to live because that's what has worked for her, is disappointing. I knew that continuing to read this book would just make me angry, so I decided to set it aside.
*ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for my honest review.
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