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Cultivating Grateful hearts with the Gratitude Dare

November 23, 2020 Karen Friday Blog, Fire Starters, Giving, Greatfulness, inspire a fire, praise, Thankfulness, thanksgiving

Cultivating Grateful Hearts Through the Gratitude Dare

It’s that time of year. We know how the season is supposed to go down. Besides pumpkin pie and turkey, we are encouraged to cultivate attitudes of gratitude and to have grateful hearts. Such as

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)

Cultivating a Sense of Gratitude During Seasons of Loss

November 19, 2020 Norma Gail Faith, Fire Starters, Holiday, inspire a fire

Cultivating a sense of gratitude may come a little harder in 2020. My husband did not plan to retire this year. However, like so many other Americans, he lost his job last March due to

Savoring Our Blessings Just a Little Bit More

November 16, 2020 Sarah Lynn Phillips Christian Living, Devotions, Finding God's Presence, Fire Starters, Focus on the good, inspire a fire, Prayer, Thankfulness, thanksgiving

I wonder how many times we don’t fully appreciate something until it’s gone. Said another way, we often realize how much we value people, abilities, and even things after we lose them. And sometimes the

The Mystery of the Great Fullness of the Holy Spirit

November 13, 2020 Joann Claypoole Blog, Christian Living, Culture, Devotions, discipleship, Faith, Family, Featured, Finding God's Presence, Fire Starters, God's Glory, Greatfulness, Hope for tomorrow, Inspiration, inspire a fire, Joann Claypoole, Prayer, Spiritual Growth, Thankfulness, thanksgiving, Trust, Worship

The mystery of what and who? There’s a mysterious, uneasy stirring deep within my soul these days. I search for clues—hunt for answers. Uncommon questions remain. One piques my brain: Is gratefulness and great fullness

Let Us Not Give Up Meeting Together

November 2, 2020 Pirate Preacher Christian Living, Culture, discipleship, Faith, Featured, Finding God's Presence, Fire Starters, Freedom, Freedom in Christ, hope, Hope for tomorrow, Inspiration, inspire a fire, Prayer, Relationships, Relationships, Spiritual Growth, Travel, Worship

Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:25 When I read this verse

6 Ways to Resemble Jesus by His Prayer

October 26, 2020 Karen Friday Blog, Christian Living, discipleship, Fire Starters, inspire a fire, Prayer

Who do we look like? Were we the spitting image of our mother or father at birth, as a child, or now? Maybe there’s a resemblance to both our parents or not to either one. Perhaps people

Jesus Hiding In Prayers for His Own (John 17:6-19)

October 24, 2020 Pirate Preacher America, Christian Living, Culture, discipleship, discipleship, Faith, Featured, Inspiration, inspire a fire, Jesus Speaking, Prayer, Spiritual Growth

The statement is true: Living in Christ is out of this world! Father, I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and

Who Are You Following?

October 19, 2020 Sarah Lynn Phillips Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Faith, Fire Starters, Inspiration, inspire a fire, Spiritual Growth, Trust

Caleb . . . wholly followed the Lord, the God of Israel (Joshua 14:14). Have you found yourself in a setting where the leader gives a controversial statement and group members are asked to move

Beware of SHREWD Leaders Who Promise To Cancel Your Debt – Christ Alone Paid the Price For Your Sins

October 17, 2020 Pirate Preacher America, Christian Living, Culture, discipleship, discipleship, Faith, inspire a fire, Jesus Speaking, Parables of Jesus, Seed Time and Harvest, Spiritual Growth

The Parable of the Shrewd Manager originated in a gathering with “sinners” and tax collectors. Later, in a private conversation with the disciples, Jesus seems to criticize the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law for