Sustaining Faith

There are many reasons why I respect and, yes, love the Apostle Paul. His words near the close of his final letter in the New Testament, 2 Timothy, reveal the stalwart character of the man who loved his fellow believers, and the man who loved the Lord Jesus.

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Blessings

I’m thankful for many things—my husband, my children and for various family and friends who are part of my life. I am grateful for strangers I have met who have encouraged me. Over the past three years my family has been through difficult times, as you may have guessed from some of my writings. We’ve […]

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Songs

Over the past week I’ve given just an introduction to some of the great doctrines regarding the Word of God.  I’ve done it to provide some help for you to grow in your understanding of what the Bible is. B. B. Warfield speaks so eloquently on revelation: “…we do not see in revelation man reaching […]

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Mirrors

I first heard Graham Kendrick’s Shine Jesus Shine sung by a choir of children from a Christian orphanage in Africa.  Shining with smiles, when they came to the chorus they started swinging flashlights in time to the music, and we rejoiced together in Jesus who had brought light into our lives. The song contains the […]

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Anchor of Hope

I’ve finished my series of posts about how I became a Christian, and what it means to believe in Jesus Christ. I’m about to begin another series on why you can believe in Jesus Christ. You may be thinking: how can I be encouraged by these posts in those moments when I feel like a smoldering candle that is about to go out? Because the posts are about our hope.

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Welcome!

Welcome to Kindling for Candles! I chose the name for the blog from Isaiah 42 and Matthew 12. Within those passages there is justice, confrontation of evil, compassion, comfort and hope.

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