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Wonder: Boys and Bugs

Their greatest wonder was reserved for watching a praying mantis eat a hornet

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassApril 15, 2013aquarium, awe, hornet, jellyfish, octopus, praying mantis, puppy, sea dragon, Snow, wonder Comment

A Month of Memory Helps: Truths About God

He takes the broken pieces of my life and makes them into something beautiful.

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassApril 12, 2013character, God, greener grass, Love of God, satan, trust, truth Comments

Loving a Prodigal: In Its Time

Isn’t it time, Lord? Are we doing this again? How long, Lord?

Loving a ProdigalJudy DouglassApril 10, 2013prayer, prodigal, time, waiting, Worldwide Day of Prayer for Prodigals Comments

Our Whole Church Is Praying Together

What did He want to say to us? What did He want us to ask and believe Him for?

On My KneesJudy DouglassApril 8, 2013church, deacons, Draw the Circle, God, gospel, prayer Comments

Playing and Living with Reckless Abandon

People came from surrounding soccer fields to watch this tiny tornado.

Becoming Kindling, Learned from ChildrenJudy DouglassApril 6, 2013competition, determination, losing, soccer, winning Comments

Making God Smile: Oneness Among His Children

I can’t imagine doing my job without the encouragement and prayer I receive from these men and women.

True FollowersJudy DouglassApril 4, 2013Cru, FCA, InterVarsity, Navigators, oneness, prayer, Young Life, Youth for Christ, youth mission Comments

Am I Real or a Knock Off?

Don’t you hate when people who call themselves Christians seem more like knock offs?

True FollowersJudy DouglassApril 1, 2013authentic, counterfeit, fake, hypocrite, real, sincere Comments

Easter: Broken for You

You took the fall and thought of me. Above all.

True FollowersJudy DouglassMarch 29, 2013brokenness, cross, Easter, Healing, resurrection, shattered dreams, wholeness Comments

The Precious Blood: Preparing for Good Friday

Infinite must be the evil and guilt that demands such a price.

On My KneesJudy DouglassMarch 27, 2013cross, crown of thorns, crucifixion, forgiveness, God, Jesus Christ, mercy, sin Comments

A Tale of Two Named Jesus

But there was the other Jesus—Jesus Barabbas. The criminal. The one they let go.

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassMarch 25, 2013cross, crucifixion, Father, forgiveness, Good Friday, Jesus Comments

7 Prayer Gifts for My Child

May he have courage to choose to trust You, to turn from all that has kept him captive...

Loving a Prodigal, On My KneesJudy DouglassMarch 22, 2013comfort, courage, Easter, freedom, hope, mercy, new life, peace, resurrection, vision Comments

Wonder: I Forgive You

I truly cannot comprehend the things people do to other people.

True FollowersJudy DouglassMarch 20, 2013Amish, atrocity, forgiveness, murder, Pope John Paul II, rape, sin Comments

Open Hearts at Easter

Easter is one of the best times in the world to open conversation about who Jesus is, why he came, what he offers

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassMarch 18, 2013brokenness, Easter, forgiveness, God, Healing, hope Comments

I Want to Be a Dangerous Woman

They were dangerous because they were making a difference in their world!

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassMarch 15, 2013challenging the status quo, courage, dangerous, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lynn Hybels, Susan B Anthony Comments

A Remarkable New Way to Give Jesus to People

Around the globe, young and old sit mesmerized as Jesus speaks to them in their heart language...

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassMarch 12, 2013evangelism, free app, Jesus, Jesus Film, Magdalena, short films Comments