Kindling Blog | Igniting Fires in Hearts and Minds — Judy Douglass

Kindling Blog | Igniting Fires in Hearts and Minds — Judy Douglass

The Horror and the Beauty

The Horror and the Beauty

I ask God often about the pervasive evil, but I also marvel at the goodness I see.

Personal ReflectionsJudy DouglassJuly 29, 2014beauty, conflict, horror, missiles, refugees, suicide, terror, war, warfare Comments

Words of My Life 4: Surrender

Words of My Life 4: Surrender

I have always wanted my own way. God has never quit working to show me His way is better.

Becoming Kindling, True FollowersJudy DouglassJuly 25, 2014God's way, idol, Idolatry, my way, surrender, white flag Comment

Living Out 'Love as Jesus Loved'

Living Out 'Love as Jesus Loved'

When we love someone, we must enter the fray with them and for them.

Becoming Kindling, True FollowersJudy DouglassJuly 21, 20141 Corinthians 13, battle, fear, Jesus, love, prodigal, sacrificial love, unconditional loveComment

By His Own Hand: Processing the Suicide of a Friend

By His Own Hand: Processing the Suicide of a Friend

Why didn’t his roommate come knock on the door to talk? Why suicide? How can he be gone?

Personal ReflectionsJudy DouglassJuly 18, 2014depression, despair, pain, stress, suicide Comments

Can Hurting Parents Live With an Unsolved Problem? Guest Post by Dena Yohe

Parents are usually exhausted from the daily experience of dealing with unacceptable behavior.

Guest posts, Loving a ProdigalJudy DouglassJuly 14, 2014destructive choices, enabling, freedom, letting go, pain, parenting, prodigal, unsolvable Comments

Steve Douglass: Living Out Multiplication

Steve Douglass: Living Out Multiplication

“Hey, aren’t you the guy who picks up the trash?”

Personal ReflectionsJudy DouglassJuly 11, 2014birthday, exercise, multiple-count, multiplication, soccer, trash Comments

Seven Truths I Taught My Children

Seven Truths I Taught My Children

So we have our mantras--the truths we say repeatedly to our children.

Becoming Kindling, True FollowersJudy DouglassJuly 7, 2014children, God, grandchildren, grandparenting, parenting, pray, teach, thank, train, truths Comments

Loving a Prodigal: Drama Class

Loving a Prodigal: Drama Class

With a prodigal the drama can go on for years, with more subtlety and finesse.

Loving a ProdigalJudy DouglassJuly 2, 2014acting, choices, consequences, drama, love, peace, prayer, prodigal Comments