by Ali Kennedy | Nov 16, 2021 | Fuel for Coaching, Fuel for Grief, Fuel for Maturing Faith
I sat next to my friend, who was grieving the recent loss of her mother. I yearned to produce some magic words that would make her pain go away. But since I have been through a similar experience myself, all I could do was put my arm around her and weep quietly...
by Ali Kennedy | Nov 8, 2021 | Fuel for Maturing Faith, Fuel for Parenting
I plopped down on the couch and let out a sigh. All three kids were in bed and I could finally have a few moments to myself. My Bible sat there next to me on the side table, seeming to send me a gentle invitation from God himself, “Come to me, open My Word and...
by Ali Kennedy | Oct 14, 2021 | Fuel for Maturing Faith, Fuel for Singles
As we went around and shared our prayer requests in my weekly Bible Study group I realized something: each and every one of us was waiting on something. A husband’s job offer…a baby to be born…a financial break-through…a house to be sold…a relationship to...
by Ali Kennedy | Jun 29, 2021 | Fuel for Marriage, Fuel for Maturing Faith
Do you ever get tired of relating at a surface level? Maybe you meet with a small group for Bible Study regularly or you find yourself talking to people in office and you just can’t seem to break through the surface talk. Maybe it goes something like this:...
by Ali Kennedy | Jun 28, 2021 | Fuel for Maturing Faith
“Grow up!” If you’re anything like me, you’ve definitely said (or shouted) these words at a loved one at some point or another. Or perhaps you’ve had them shouted at you. I suppose we all need to be reminded on occasion that we cannot remain in our childish ways...
