Inspire A Fire

Heaven or Hell

May 4, 2014 Edie Melson Home

Today I’d like to pose a question. Where do you live? No, I’m not talking about your address, town, state or even country. The question I’m asking has to do with your spiritual address. Let me be a little more specific.

Are you living in Hell or in Heaven?

Bear with me while I give you some background on why I’m asking such an unusual question. I recently heard a statement that I can’t get out of mind. It’s stayed with me, influencing the way I view things. Tighten your seatbelt, I predict it may shake your world a bit, too.

Catch the Little Foxes

May 2, 2014 Jennifer L Griffith Home

Resist the devil and he will flee. [James 4:7] Many Christians can easily spot when the devil presents a trap that we need to flee while clinging to the power of Christ to overcome.

How HIV Saved Him, by Lori Hatcher

May 1, 2014 Vonda Skelton Inspiration

A second glance at the appointment book, however, told me something that made my heart stop. “HIV positive” the note said.

What a Pair of UGG Boots Taught Me About Prayer

April 29, 2014 Susan Stilwell Home

My daughter Sarah has an affinity for boots. When she went away to college, I noticed a lot of her cute coed friends wearing UGG boots, so I decided to surprise her with a pair for Christmas. I found a beautiful pair in a style I hadn’t seen before—camel colored, tall profile “Bailey” boots that had roll-down tops and cute buttons on the side. I paid more than I’d planned, but I knew she’d love them.

Freedom Is Not Free – But It’s Worth Whatever It Costs

April 26, 2014 Bethany Kaczmarek Culture

Everyone loves a hero. From tykes running around in capes and vanquishing imaginary foes to the victimized, huddled in their dark corners. I guess that’s why movies like X-Men, Avengers, and Man of Steel are

Spell Checker

April 24, 2014 Will Schmit Inspiration

by Will Schmit New rule. You are what you hear; bottle nosed whale slide blues, mint and fern whipping the air, to turn your head the voice of the Shepherd whistling through His teeth. Facts

Snippets – On Crossing Oceans

April 17, 2014 Pirate Preacher Home

Too often we want the squeaky clean success without first trudging through the dirt. Ironically enough, if we focus on that dirt—the here and now—it doesn’t feel so dirty anymore. We don’t feel so utterly

What Are We Celebrating?

April 16, 2014 Ron Home

What are we celebrating on Easter Sunday? When you stop and think about it…it’s our own failure.

God Wants Me To Be A Bay Leaf

April 13, 2014 Lynn Huggins Blackburn Home

2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 ~ To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by

Haunted: When Mercy Walks Onto the Battlefield

April 12, 2014 Bethany Kaczmarek Home

Noah State is repulsed by who he’s become. As a Liquidator, his assignment is to kill anyone who speaks against the government. However, whomever, whenever. The problem: Noah believes in genuine justice but despises the