Chronic Joy®

Making a difference one precious life at a time.

Chronic Joy is a global resource ministry dedicated to compassionately serving all those affected by chronic illness, mental illness, chronic pain, and disability by providing accessible, easy-to-use, faith-based educational resources and publications.

Living with chronic illness

CHRONIC ILLNESS

As we journey through diagnoses and treatment plans, loss and isolation, sadness and grief, we can also discover the gifts of laughter, joy, and hope along the way.

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Caregivers Walk Their Unique Path through Illness and Pain.

CAREGIVERS

A caregiver’s role can be rewarding and exhausting, difficult and joy-filled, meaningful and frustrating, isolating and inspiring—discovering God’s joy as you care for your loved ones.

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MENTAL ILLNESS

Stigma, isolation, loneliness, and shame often follow a diagnosis of mental illness. With God, mental illness has no stigma. You are His precious child, deeply loved and fully accepted.

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Marriage with chronic illness

MARRIAGE

Navigating marriage with chronic illness can be dark and lonely. It can also be an opportunity to learn patience, forgiveness, tenderness, humility, and sacrifice—gifts to savor and celebrate.

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Is chronic illness a member of your family?

FAMILY

When chronic illness is a member of your family, the keys to hope are prayerhumor; flexibility; acknowledging loss, fear, and other emotions; embracing each member’s God-given worth; and loving one another deeply from the heart.

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Servant-Hearted Leadership

LEADERS

What does it mean to listen, lead, and love like Jesus? • Since each of us is a unique member of the body of Christ with different life experiences, to lead well requires constant dependence on the Spirit to grow us as servant-hearted leaders.

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From the Blog

"Those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor." (1 Corinthians 12:22-23)
A Church for Broken People

A Church for Broken People

We sometimes build a narrative of having to be useful to God. Oh, how the “God-using” language can exacerbate the uneasiness deep within us! The problem is that we stay bowed under this load, even in places where we should be free to express the truth.

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"Sometimes I get stalled in sending a card because I’m not sure what to write on the inside – I want to encourage or bring a smile to the recipient but can’t find the words." Kara Plett
Encouraging Snail Mail

Encouraging Snail Mail

I love snail mail. Who doesn’t love opening their mailbox and finding something besides a bill or flyer? So, I try to mail cards to people for birthdays, new babies, or weddings, but I also want to send them “just because.”

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