Bitterness to Betterness
Finding our way from hopeless to hopeful by, Tammy Whitehurst I don’t like conflict. (You probably don’t either.) The thing is, God...
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The One Thing You Need to Know When Your Life Feels Small
by, Alicia Bruxvoort I spotted it the moment I stepped out of the shower: a small blue footprint on the crisp white tile. My stomach...
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Busyness is Not a Spiritual Gift
‘Wait’ is a tough word to deal with in today’s busy world. {Tweet This} by, Tammy Whitehurst I easily become overloaded,...
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10 Ways to Honor Your Mother on Mother’s Day
Mothers. The women who lay down their lives for their families day-in and day-out. The women who serve their husbands and children, usually...
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Finding God Faithful in Every Season
“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). I have a love/hate relationship...
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Break Away Movie on DVD – An Inspiring Review
Break Away is the story of Francois, a hard-working husband and father who gets laid off from his job. After unsuccessfully trying to...
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God Will Always Provide
by, Amanda Goodroe When I tell people I am going on the World Race, many times the first thing they say to me is, “Wow! You’re going to...
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Choosing to Trust God
By, Amanda Goodroe I heard a missionary from Mexico speak while I was visiting my sister’s church a few months ago. Hearing his stories...
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Inspiring Book Reviews: Wings of Glass by Gina Holmes
Why is it that so many women allow themselves to be emotionally or physically abused? Do we deserve it? No. But we tend to make excuses for...
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Expectations
by, Amanda Goodroe Many people go through life having suffered from a series of major disappointments. This pattern of unfulfilled hopes...
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The Parable of the Oblivious Woman
Once upon a time, there was a great and powerful ruler. He enjoyed the favor of many in his kingdom but just as many resented his...
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The Prayer of Mike by Dean Close
“Unless The Lord builds the house, the worker is wasting his time.” Psalm 127: 1 Mike is a friend of mine and a farmer from Iowa who...
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Overcoming the Grief of Losing a Child to Suicide
A Mother’s Heart – Part Two I will never know what life would be like if Joshua had lived. At one point, my life became a pit...
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Infertility: My Heartbreak, His Expression
by Caroline Bailey “You can always make love, but you will never be able to have children.” These words were the ones spoken to me...
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A Mother’s Heart – Part One – A Child Lost to Suicide
My son Joshua died by suicide. When at times all I wanted was to be with Joshua in the Hereafter, I considered Mary’s loss. I read every...
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Every Choice Has Consequences
Parents make it a point to teach their children that every choice has consequences. Good choices tend to have good consequences, and bad...
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Imagine…
Imagine leaving your friends, family, and all things American for 11 months. Imagine limiting all your possessions to what can fit inside a...
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Preserving the Sanctity of Life
With yet another school shooting in the rear-view mirror and all of the hype about gun laws, I decided I’m tired. Tired of hearing...
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One Word for 2013 – Making Life Changes
If you could select one word for 2013, what would that word be? One thing to focus on. One thing to improve. One thing to overcome. One...
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Not My Gift
I have always wanted to be a great artist. When I look at a painting on the wall, I get so much from that simple canvas. Many emotions are...
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Holiday Mailing for Deployed Soldiers
If you have loved ones deployed during the upcoming holiday, you know time is short to get Christmas in the mail. This is a great time to...
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An Inspiring Interview with Author Cindy Sproles
Cindy Sproles, Executive Editor and co-founder of ChristianDevotions.us, has a new devotional out, entitled New Sheets: Thirty Days to...
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Getting So Much More by Tina Hunt
In August 2004, my family moved to a new town on the other side of the state. We located in a town halfway between the two construction...
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An Inspired Interview with Author Eddie Jones
Tell us about your upcoming release, Dead Man’s Hand, with Zondervan. First, it’s a fun, fast read aimed for middle school boys,...
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An Inspiring Review: Everything by Mary DeMuth
We grow when life steals our control. Live. Like. Jesus. As Christians we hear it all the time, “We should strive to be more and more...
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Cruise Control by Karen Lembo
Last summer we celebrated our twentieth anniversary and our oldest daughter’s graduation with a special vacation—our first cruise. The...
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How Impatient are You? by Julie Jones
“I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in His word I put my hope.” – Psalm 130:5 NIV One delicious treat I like to...
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Giving Up a Child by Angela Collier Hampton
Why would someone give their child up for adoption? I have heard the whispers for over twenty years. I have only had a few people outright...
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My Story by Jill Marquis
My story is not so different from any other woman who’s had an abortion: an unplanned pregnancy, fear, panic, and a decision that forever...
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The Miracle I Needed by Pamela Klopfenstein
After my four-year-old son, Jonathan, passed away, my world crumbled. I questioned God. Why did you give me a child with special needs,...
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Inspiring Reading – You Don’t Know Me by Susan May Warren
If you were in the Witness Protection Program, would you tell the man you’re about to marry? On the other hand, if you knew someone...
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Assuming the Crash Position by Susan May Warren
Not long ago, on a flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta, my plane lost an engine. It didn’t actually get “lost.” We knew where it was....
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An Inspiring Interview with Cecil Stokes
Today, I am please to welcome Cecil Stokes, founder of TentMakers Entertainment and producer of October Baby, to Inspire a Fire. What...
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October Baby Movie Review – A Christian Woman’s Perspective
Are you the survivor of an abortion? Adopted? Someone who wonders about the truth of their past? Have you had an abortion? Adopted a child?...
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Flashlight Unto My Feet
Written by Mary Kay Huck Several years ago, our family of four and the family dog ventured to spend a couple of days (which requires a...
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An Inspiring Interview with Cecil Stokes – October Baby Releases on DVD/Blu-ray
I’d like to welcome my friend, movie producer Cecil Stokes to Inspire a Fire today. Cecil is one of three producers who worked on the...
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Meet the Author – The Cheesehead Devotional by Judy DuCharme
There we were, enjoying Florida sunshine. Granted, when Wisconsin weather hit the seventies a couple weeks ago, we got patio furniture out,...
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No Ordinary Discipline
By Michelle S. Lazurek I walked onto the red-stained deck of my workplace to be greeted by the laughter of thirty energetic...
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Inspired Giving – Caleb Breakey’s DVD Project for Millenial Believers
LOVED ONE LEFT THE CHURCH? We’ve all been touched by loved ones who’ve either become disgruntled with the church or have walked...
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An Inspiring Interview with Judy Glenn
I’m here today with our Artist of the Month, Judy Glenn. Judy is a fantastic photographer who loves to capture God’s creation...
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Ministry of the Month – Caleb Breakey’s “Following Jesus Without Leaving the Church”
Welcome, my friend in Christ! I’m so thrilled that you’re reading this. Chances are that you have a son, daughter, grandson,...
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The Glory of God is a Soul Abundantly Alive
by Ruthie Lewis We’ve been amazed once again by Olympic athletes and are reminded of the impact of coaches and how they zero in on...
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A Thousand Miles or a Thousand Feet
All of God’s people are ordinary people who have been made extraordinary by the purpose He has given them. –Oswald Chambers I try not...
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Book Reviews: Call of a Coward by Marcia Moston
Some people ooze a sweet, sweet spirit. You can sense the presence of God when you’re in their midst. They appear to be surrounded by...
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Inspired! – Judy Royal Glenn
At what age did you get your first camera? Was it a gift or a purchase? I remember having a camera when I was young. I am sure I asked for...
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ICRS – The Christian One-Stop Buy
You may wonder why you’d find a post about a Christian retail show on Inspire a Fire. Don’t be alarmed. As writers and...
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Right Landing
Written by Tina Hunt Recently my grandson, Asher, has developed a new game. He brings his step stool to you, he counts, and then he jumps...
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Avoiding Spiritual Anorexia
by Christa Allan God spoke to me this morning. Okay, not in one of those Charleton Heston burning bush in the middle of a Hollywood...
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