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Loving a Prodigal: God Is Always at Work

“I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted."

Loving a ProdigalJudy DouglassMay 20, 2013David, God, Jesus, Job, love, Moses, prodigal, purposeComment

Henrietta Mears: Still Influencing the World for Christ by Andrea Madden

Urgency from a sense of divine call created a sense of destiny and an air of expectancy that was contagious.

Jesus on the Heart of a Leader

Clearly, Jesus has his own standards for how a leader lives and leads.

Loving a Prodigal: Always and Never

God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

Loving a ProdigalJudy DouglassMay 13, 2013always, God, Jesus, love, never, prayer, prodigal Comments

My 7 Best Mother’s Day Gifts

They have given me gifts they didn't even know about...

The Work of God Is Done on Our Knees

Here are two great opportunities to do that great God work on our knees.

Loving a Prodigal: Weary in the Waiting

He waits for each of us and each of our loved ones to surrender, to accept, to return, to trust….

Loving a ProdigalJudy DouglassMay 6, 2013fear, God, hope, Israel, Jesus, patience, prodigal, time, waiting Comment

Are Your Kids Ready for Life? A Graduation Gift or a Summer Study

“It takes a half hour to read it and a lifetime to live it.”

Becoming KindlingJudy DouglassMay 4, 2013Bible study, gifts, graduation, responsibility, risk, success, teens, young adults, youth groupComment

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