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Trust: The Goodness of God

Our good God is always working for us and for our prodigals, even when we can’t see what He is doing.

Loving a ProdigalJudy DouglassApril 27, 2015character of God, faith, good, goodness of God, prodigal, Tim Keller, trust Comment

Words of My Life: Mother

Over this past Jubilee year I have found I am again a mother—a mentor, an adviser, a counselor—a spiritual mother.

Personal ReflectionsJudy DouglassApril 23, 2015adviser, counselor, grandmother, mentor, mother, privilege Comments

Trust: The "Godness" of God

These names of God give just a small picture of His magnificence and His gifts to us. Let’s consider another image of the “godness” of God.

Loving a ProdigalJudy DouglassApril 20, 2015El Shaddai, God, God our healer, greatness of God, I AM, mighty God, prodigal, trust Comments

Kingdom Women: Julian of Norwich by Shelly Wildman

When Julian writes the words “all shall be well,” she writes them in the context of wrestling with God over the concept of sin, evil, and suffering in this world.

Guest posts, Kingdom WomenJudy DouglassApril 17, 2015first woman to write in English, God, Jesus, Julian of Norwich, Love of God, Middle Ages, vision, women Comments

Words of My Life: Heritage

My family helped settle that great state I grew up in.

Personal ReflectionsJudy DouglassApril 15, 2015England, family, heritage, Ireland, spiritual heritage, Sweden, Texas Comment

Trust: The Glory of God

All of these, and the amazing glory of creation all around us, are just shadowy hints at the glory of God.

Loving a ProdigalJudy DouglassApril 13, 2015bluebonnets, Colorado mountains, glory of God, light, majesty, prodigal, trust, trustworthiness Comments

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

Loving a Prodigal: Trust in the Hard Journey

Trust is faith in action....

Loving a ProdigalJudy DouglassApril 6, 2015faith, fear, God, hope, Jesus, prodigal, trust Comments

Words of My Life: Prayer

Yet I keep praying. I can’t help it. Here are a few reasons why:

Personal ReflectionsJudy DouglassMarch 30, 2015desperation, grace, love, prayer, praying, relationship with God 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

Words of My Life: Advocate

It has been a long, mostly tireless perseverance to open windows and doors for God’s daughters.

Personal ReflectionsJudy DouglassMarch 22, 2015advocate, counsel, encourage, listen, stand up for, support Comments

Words of My Life: Rest

God Himself has invited us to abide with Him, to dwell in His presence, to rest with Him....

Personal ReflectionsJudy DouglassMarch 16, 2015exhaustion, gifts, God, Jesus, rest, weariness Comments

Words of My Life: Risk

Risky. Scary. So over our heads.

Personal ReflectionsJudy DouglassMarch 9, 2015adoption, gamble, jeopardy, magazine, opportunity, risk, scary, unknownComment

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

Loving a Prodigal: Love Never Gives Up

Just as we know and say that there is nothing we can do to make God quit loving us—or love us more—so we must continue to demonstrate that kind of love to our prodigals.

Loving a ProdigalJudy DouglassMarch 2, 2015broken heart, forgive, love, prodigal, unconditional love, unfailing love Comment