It began with a prayer journal entry—my asking God if writing was His desire for me. You see, in recent years I’ve struggled with guilt. For twenty years I felt called to teach adult bible
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Berry My Heart at Bended Knee
Picking green as vengeance against a late life strawberry rash. My backyard crop, a political substitute for water sucking lawn, off limits. The alternative is to wash and bag each ripe berry as a gift.
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Proverbs 19:21 – Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand. (ESV) My kids love Magna-Tiles. Have you seen them? Each square and triangle is
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Don’t worry, this isn’t a lesson in Hebrew. This is a lesson from Hebrew. Hebrew class to be exact. Two years ago I signed up for a Biblical Hebrew class. It seemed like a
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Today’s entry is excerpted from New Hearts Helping New Hearts. A devotional to be published in 2016 When the accusers hear Jesus speak in Matthew 22:22, they marvel, and go their way. When the
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Something happened in the 20th century, and it seems to be gaining momentum as we enter the 21st. We’ve somehow forgotten how to be mentors. Now, I’m no expert in the field of education, but
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May. The month in which Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in the United States. While not all females are mothers, all females have mothers. For some, thoughts of their mothers bring smiles
Read moreTheresa “Pinky” Garrett: Clowning Around is Serious Ministry
Three and a half years ago, I shared the ministry of Theresa “Pinky” Garrett here at Inspire a Fire. A lot has happened since that time. For more than 20 years, Theresa has been traveling
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Zephaniah 3:17 – The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over
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I clipped blue iris, those little teeth of God, the day your grandson died. Like spears in a vase the cut stems still take water. The window light, filtered by glass, frames life. Two weeks
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