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Finding Courage

He gives us power and courage to know the words to say, the heart to say them, the daring to stand firm, the fortitude to push through.

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassMay 1, 2013authority, bravery, courage, fear, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, power, voice Comments

Loving a Prodigal: The Enemy Looks for the Right Time

The enemy looks for the right temptation, the most-likely-to-succeed stumbling block, the best time to attack.

Loving a ProdigalJudy DouglassApril 29, 2013enemy, God, prayer, prodigal, temptation, wilderness Comments

Are You a Beggar?

Jesus tells us we are blessed when we are beggars.

True FollowersJudy DouglassApril 26, 2013begging, blessing, destitute, God, hunger, Jesus, povertyComment

Loving a Prodigal: At the Very Time God Promised

Abraham and Sarah also waited many years for a very special birth-day gift...

Loving a ProdigalJudy DouglassApril 24, 2013Abraham, God, prodigal, promise, Sarah, time, timing, waitingComment

Earth Day: Celebrating the Glory of God and His Creation

It is a day to see that our God is exalted and praised throughout the creation....

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassApril 22, 2013Alaska, Arizona, California, colorado, earth, Earth Day, Florida, Glory to God, mountains, ocean, sunrise, sunset, TexasComment

Wonder: Never Get Over It

We watch floods, earthquakes and revolutions as they happen.

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassApril 19, 2013awe, bored, creation, Jesus, Kingdom, purpose Comments

Loving a Prodigal: Pearls and Butterflies

What do the transformations we desire for our prodigals require? Time and Pressure.

Loving a ProdigalJudy DouglassApril 17, 2013butterfly, caterpillar, change, oyster, pearl, pressure, prodigal, sand, time, transformationComment

Wonder: Boys and Bugs

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

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?

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.

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.

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.