Condition
ACCEPTABLE: This well-used ex-library book is in acceptable condition. The cover and pages are in good condition; however, the pages are beginning to tan with age (1978). The page and cover corners show only modest wear.
This is an ex-library book, with a few markings at the front of the book. Otherwise, the pages are mark-free. There is some damage on the inside back cover that resulted when the book pocket was removed. A label has been placed over this area to prevent further damage.
Product Details
From the back cover: "In July 1967, when she was seventeen, Joni Eareckson dived into Chesapeake Bay and broke her neck; since then she has been a quadriplegic, confined to life in a wheelchair. In her first book,
Joni, she told the story of her accident and her subsequent struggle to accept her handicap.
"As a result of that first book, Joni received thousands of letters from readers who identified with her bouts of depression, despair, and loneliness—letters from hurting people all over the world. Out of this came a sense of responsibility to respond to others and, thus, this book.
"In
A Step Further, Joni, with the assistance of her good friend and spiritual mentor, Steve Estes, relates more of her life as a quadriplegic, her struggles and lessons, her downfalls and victories. It is an intensely personal story, telling honestly how God has used circumstances, individuals, and events to reveal more of Himself in her. It is a moving book, clearly evidencing the maturity of a young woman to whom God is God. From her poignant I-wish-I-had-my-hands days to the triumphant note sounded in the final chapter, "Heaven," Joni Eareckson reveals a real person who has opened herself up not only to God, bot to others.
"'This book is my attempt to answer "in part" many of the questions people have raised regarding suffering by sharing from my own life.'"
The book begins with "A Personal Note to You" and continues with 16 chapters, divided into sections:
Putting Together the Puzzle of Suffering
- We're in This Together
- Body Building
- I Wouldn't Do This for Just Anybody!
- Unlikely Saints!
- God's Showcase
- When Nobody's Watching
- Breaks Us and Makes Us
While We're Working on the Puzzle
- Trust and Obey
- Don't Compare . . . Share!
- While We Wait
Healing: A Piece of the Puzzle?
- I Wish I Were Healed
- Why Was't I Healed?
- Satan Schemes . . . God Redeems
- Prayers and Promises
When the Pieces Don't Seem to Fit
- Let God Be God
When It All Fits Together
- Heaven
The book concludes with "Notes."
