The greatest lie ever told...that God isn't good.Think about this. Let’s go back in time. Let’s step foot into the Garden of Eden. Beautiful, spectacular, without a flaw Eden. This was a place where the breathtaking majesty of His creative abilities was on full display (I imagine God with a large easel and paintbrush). Consider…
Family Challenge 9/23/25 There are simply ideas. Use these, modify them, make your own. The idea is to create space and to cultivate a family culture where talking about the things of God is modeled and encouraged. · Memorize Mark 10:14b-15, as much or as little as seems right for your children. Find the…
Family Challenge 9/16/25 There are simply ideas. Use these, modify them, make your own. The idea is to create space and to cultivate a family culture where talking about the things of God is modeled and encouraged.· Memorize Mark 10:14b-15, as much or as little as seems right for your children. Find the story in…
Family Challenge 9/9/25 Welcome Firebrand Families! I am so excited you have joined us for this leg of our Firebrand journey! Begin to get into the habit of talking about what your family learns at Firebrand Academy, even if it is simply on the way home. The greatest gains will come as you allow the…
Firebrand Academy is about to launch its FOURTH YEAR. I am full of giddy anticipation in what the Lord is going to do with our kids this year! Kids will learn how to come into His presence. We will learn how to pray the Word to bring about SHIFT into our lives, our families, our…
Years ago, in the weeks preceding Grandpa leaving home to live in Azrael’s compound, Grandma Beaulah and Grandpa stayed up late every night with Yahweh’s Book. Grandpa had volunteered his to be the one locked away. He knew Azrael was repulsed by “the Book”, so they counted on it simply being locked up, without ever…
I may earn money from the products/companies mentioned in this post. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For more information, read our Terms & Conditions.One step over the other. Careful. The tangled roots seemed to present an insurmountable obstacle, and yet the “lit up” path remained. Andrew looked at his time piece.…
A week prior, as Andrew was cleaning his small home, he came across a small, yellowed piece of paper tucked behind his kitchen cabinet. He had never seen it before. He took care not to tear it, as he carefully unfolded it. On it, written in bold letters, was his name: Andrew. At the top…
I may earn money from the products/companies mentioned in this post. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For more information, read our Terms & Conditions. For such a time as this. As Eleanor recounted the story Grandma told her about Esther, she considered her own destiny, the one set out by Yahweh,…
Eleanor turned the key over and over in her hand, as she stared off absently into the distance. Her bag was packed. A note lay on her desk addressed to her parents. Eleanor had painstakingly copied the map by hand and had her route highlighted for the journey. She was resolute in taking this journey.…
The timepiece noted five minutes past three. Andrew waited for this day all week, but he felt butterflies in his stomach. In fact, he was having trouble catching his breath. But he had one goal for the day: get as far as he could in forty minutes, then check how many walls, just like his,…
I may earn money from the products/companies mentioned in this post. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For more information, read our Terms & Conditions. “Yeshua (Jesus) is Lord. There is no one greater in all the earth. Yahweh (God) spoke the world into being. He created this whole world, Eleanor. There was nothing; then…