missions

Continuing to Look With Hope to the Return of Christ and Our Model for How to Live Until Then

November 22, 2020 Pirate Preacher America, discipleship, discipleship, Faith, Fire Starters, inspire a fire, Leadership, Missions

The Disciples Three Questions As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said: “When will this happen?” (This being, “Not one stone here (the temple)

Defying Defeat

October 23, 2020 Diana Derringer Faith, Fire Starters, Leadership, Missions

“For a poor skinny kid from Birmingham, Alabama, who felt like a zero, a nothing with no ambition, my opportunities have been amazing! By all that is logical, I should never have been born and

Petrified

June 13, 2020 Michelle Heed Faith, Fire Starters, Missions

Petrified. Do we get stuck in the fear of failing? Does cautious anxiety strip us of blessings? Friends from America came to the African village where my husband and I serve as missionaries, bringing with

Another Child

May 16, 2020 Michelle Heed Faith, Fire Starters, Missions, Relationships

As missionaries living in Tanzania, my husband and I have prayed diligently for another child. Our prayers have been full of bittersweet moments, and we often felt as if the Lord forgot to answer. Then

Callings Aren’t Cheap

March 2, 2020 Michelle Heed Faith, Fire Starters, Missions

As a burnt-out missionary, I curled my toes in angst and looked for an exit as the preacher spoke on missions. A twenty-something hipster bellowed out “We will abandon it all for the sake of

When You Give of Yourself and God Gives Back

December 16, 2017 Kim Harms Blog, Fire Starters, Inspiration, Missions

“He lives right over there. Do you want me to go get him?” My heart leapt to my throat as I thought, “Really Lord? Is this for real?” As I watched the Mission to Haiti

Joint-heirs with Christ

August 3, 2017 Josh Clevenger Blog, Devotions, discipleship, Faith, Father's Voice, Fire Starters, Freedom in Christ, Inspiration, Missions, Prayer, Relationships

Joint-heirs with Christ By: Josh Clevenger And if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. Romans 8:17 NKJV Sometimes

In the Trenches

July 19, 2017 Janet Morris Grimes Featured, Fire Starters, Missions, Sojourners7, Trust, Waiting, Who Am I?

Before armored vehicles took over, trench warfare was the ultimate way to fight such a battle. Trenches offered the ability to stay together, to come up with a plan of action before moving forward as a team.

The Legend of the Little Skirt Maker

April 20, 2017 Carol McAdams Moore Blog, Fire Starters, Missions, Relationships

Working in a fabric shop, I have the blessing of chatting with many who minister through sewing. Some make large quantities of pillowcases from novelty fabrics that will appeal to children who must endure the

Forget the Frock This Easter

April 10, 2017 April Dawn White Fire Starters, Holiday, Missions

As a girl, purchasing a new frilly dress, lace embellished socks, and white patent leather shoes, was my favorite part of our Easter tradition. Easter was the one time of year when we had new