Kindling Blog | Igniting Fires in Hearts and Minds

“Thank you, Lord, that you have forgiven that sin."

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassSeptember 7, 2015forgiveness, God, good news, gospel, Jesus, mercy, righteousness, salvation Comments

Love and Grace: To Us and Through Us

May love and grace flow through our words, our actions, our arms.

Becoming Kindling, Loving a ProdigalJudy DouglassAugust 31, 2015God, grace, Holy Spirit, love, prayer, prodigal Comments

Trusting God When His Gifts Are Challenging--guesting at Meadow Rue Merrill

Sometimes His gifts are challenging, risky, even dangerous.

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassAugust 20, 2015adoption, challenges, gifts, long journey, prodigalComment

Pictures of Joy: Guest Posting at Peacequility

Becoming Kindling, Guest postsJudy DouglassApril 8, 2015dancing, David, General Grievous, happiness, happy, Isaiah, joy, pictures, snapshots, Star Wars Comments

On the Day You Were Born: Guesting at Bronwyn Lea

I’m sure a similar story was told on the day you were born, the night I was born.

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassMarch 25, 2015baby books, birth, creator, God, newborn, purpose in life Comments

Celebrating International Women's Day

...ask God if He wants you be involved in changing lives and opening doors for His daughters.

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassMarch 5, 2015abuse, advocacy, education, International Women's Day, make a difference, poverty, women Comment

Men and Women: We're Better Together

Priscilla and Aquila are one example of God choosing to use men and women together to proclaim His Kingdom.

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassFebruary 27, 2015blessed alliance, complementary, Kingdom of God, men, women, working together Comments

A Blessed Alliance: We’re Better Together

The enemy seeks to make men and women antagonists. God designed them to live and work together as allies.

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassDecember 4, 2014blessed alliance, God, Jesus, men, Old Testament, sons and daughters, women Comments

The Purpose of Women

...for women these answers include specifcs for all women and for each woman.

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassDecember 1, 2014blessed alliance, calling, creation, ezer, image of God, Kingdom of God, purpose, strong helper, women Comments

Crack the Window

I love seeing eyes brighten, the light of hope click on, as women grasp the reality that they were created to be full participants in God’s great mission on earth.

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassNovember 6, 2014ezer, fresh air, fresh thinking, fully engaged, God's daughters, open windows, using gifts, warrior, women Comments

Dare Mighty Things: Your Life Matters Guest Post by Halee Gray Scott

Your life matters, you are gifted and called, you are needed.

Becoming Kindling, Guest postsJudy DouglassSeptember 22, 2014calling, Christian women, contribution, courage, giftedness, shame, value, women Comments

Words of My Life 7: Arsonist

Let the fresh wind of the Holy Spirit blow through you to start fires of spiritual multiplication...

Becoming Kindling, Personal ReflectionsJudy DouglassSeptember 15, 2014arsonist, challenge, Fellowship of the Burning Heart, Fire, fireseeds, Holy Spirit, motivation Comments

My Life as a Protester in the Sixties

As a ministry staff member and journalist in my 20’s, it was exhilarating.

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassSeptember 8, 2014civil rights, equal rights, freedom, hippies, Jesus Movement, love, protests, revolution, sixties, students Comments

How We Got Here: Live Alive Guest Post by Jordan Stroman

This journey taught us that incredible things have room to take place when you push through fear and step into the risk of discomfort.

Becoming Kindling, Guest postsJudy DouglassSeptember 1, 2014alive, courage, disability, fear, friends, life, opportunity, vision, wheelchairComment

Words of My Life 4: Surrender

I have always wanted my own way. God has never quit working to show me His way is better.

Becoming Kindling, True FollowersJudy DouglassJuly 25, 2014God's way, idol, Idolatry, my way, surrender, white flag Comment