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You Can Be Invincible

April 17, 2018 Jake McCandless Devotions, Faith, Fire Starters

Invincible wouldn’t that be nice? Three thousand years removed from the event, and now after: millions of sermons, thousands of songs, unimaginable number of coloring sheets, and a few movies like Facing the Giants, it’s

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Snow Makes Everything Look Better Except White Cars & Pharisees

January 16, 2018 Jake McCandless Devotions, discipleship, Fire Starters

As I write, I’m doing something I don’t do very often—I’m looking out my window watching snow come down. Here in Arkansas we only get a few good snows each year. I don’t mean to

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Appreciate the Effort in the Gift You Recieved

December 19, 2017 Jake McCandless Christmas, Holiday

How many times have you heard that with gift-giving—it’s the thought that counts? You probably first heard the phrase when you were a child and your parents warned you not to be rude if you

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Want to Make a Change? Then Take a Step, Even a Small One

October 17, 2017 Jake McCandless Fire Starters, Marriage, parenting, Waiting

We all have projects in our lives that we want to tackle and bring about change. I’m not talking HGTV home remodeling, I’m talking life remodeling—get healthier, get skinnier, more disciplined, be a better spouse,

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God Will Come Through for You

September 19, 2017 Jake McCandless Faith, Fire Starters, God makes all things possible, God's Sovereignty, Waiting

God speaks. He instructs. He guides. And sometimes those steps don’t make sense. He makes promises. He keeps His promises. But sometimes the wait can be long. He comes through.  And then we look stupid.

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Encouragement for Those Who Drop Everything to Help

July 18, 2017 Jake McCandless Dying to Self, Faith, Fire Starters

The Setting… I had just downed a bottle of RED Gatorade when it hit me. I guess the pain from my kidney stone was so severe it made me vomit. And yes—this post is about

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The Prodigal Son Isn’t the Gospel

May 16, 2017 Jake McCandless Faith, Fire Starters

The parable of the Prodigal Son recorded in Luke 15:11-32 is a powerful illustration. A month ago, I wrote on how Jesus told it to tell the depth of God’s love, grace, and mercy. I

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When Spiritual Growth Becomes Debilitating

March 21, 2017 Jake McCandless Devotions, discipleship, Faith, Fire Starters, Testimony

I’m up late tonight wrestling with some symptoms of a possible disease. I have been recognizing symptoms building, but this evening I realized it’s taking over me. I’m concerned for this disease makes living in

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Verse of the Day

Hear my voice when I call, LORD; be merciful to me and answer me. My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, LORD, I will seek. Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, God my Savior. — Psalm 27:7-9a (NIV)

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