The Pirate Preacher (pirate-preacher.com) is part of "Team Jesus" with Christ' Church at Moore Square (mooresquarechurch.org). On Monday nights he leads a "Jesus Study" in Moore Square. Each Sunday between 12:30 and 1:30 the Pirate Preacher and others, gather in the park to hand out food, water, and other items that add to the abundant life Jesus promised.
He's also is an award-winning author of middle-grade, YA, and adult fiction (eddiejones.org) and a writing coach and instructor (writerscoach.us). He writes a middle grade mystery book series for Christian readers. Visit the Pirate Preacher on YouTube (youtube.com/@piratepreacher).
After my four-year-old son, Jonathan, passed away, my world crumbled. I questioned God. Why did you give me a child with special needs, then take him away? Even through sorrow and bitterness, I continued to
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If you were in the Witness Protection Program, would you tell the man you’re about to marry? On the other hand, if you knew someone who was in the Witness Protection Program (but didn’t know
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Not long ago, on a flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta, my plane lost an engine. It didn’t actually get “lost.” We knew where it was. Located right beneath my seat in row 36. Apparently,
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Today, I am please to welcome Cecil Stokes, founder of TentMakers Entertainment and producer of October Baby, to Inspire a Fire. What inspired you to take an interest in film production? I was at the
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Are you the survivor of an abortion? Adopted? Someone who wonders about the truth of their past? Have you had an abortion? Adopted a child? Given a child up for adoption? Are you a married
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Written by Mary Kay Huck Several years ago, our family of four and the family dog ventured to spend a couple of days (which requires a night, unfortunately) in the mountains near Georgetown, Colorado. A
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I’d like to welcome my friend, movie producer Cecil Stokes to Inspire a Fire today. Cecil is one of three producers who worked on the film October Baby, which releases on DVD and Blu-ray TODAY,
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There we were, enjoying Florida sunshine. Granted, when Wisconsin weather hit the seventies a couple weeks ago, we got patio furniture out, and we began delighting in the out of doors. Still, walking sand beaches,
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By Michelle S. Lazurek I walked onto the red-stained deck of my workplace to be greeted by the laughter of thirty energetic kindergarteners. I punched in at the time clock for another ordinary day of
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LOVED ONE LEFT THE CHURCH? We’ve all been touched by loved ones who’ve either become disgruntled with the church or have walked away from her completely. The hardest part about it? Communication with those loved
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