by Ali Kennedy | Jan 24, 2022 | Fuel for Maturing Faith, New Year, Theology Tuesdays
When we lived in Oxford, I remember one cold January morning walking my favorite path along the canal, pondering deeply: What kind of year had it been as it pertained to my spiritual life? When the Fog Sets In Several answers swirled through my mind as I continued to...
by Ali Kennedy | Jan 5, 2022 | Fuel for Maturing Faith, New Year, Theology Tuesdays
What comes to mind when you hear the word “promise?” Perhaps, like me, you think of promises you’ve kept…promises you’ve broken…promises others have kept…or promises they said they would keep, and didn’t. Christian ethicist Lewis Smedes wrote an article entitled...
by Ali Kennedy | Dec 14, 2021 | Advent/Christmas, Fuel for Coaching, Fuel for Maturing Faith, Theology Tuesdays
Around Christmas time, I always find myself reflecting on the season. Amidst all the festivities and the flurry I wonder: What is all this for? I guess the more accurate question is: Who is all this for? Christmas is For and About Jesus In the Christian...
by Ali Kennedy | Dec 7, 2021 | Advent/Christmas, Fuel for Maturing Faith, Fuel for Parenting, Theology Tuesdays
I was delightfully reading a new little Advent devotional I was sampling on my Kindle when I was smacked in the face with these words: “Don’t let Christmas find you unprepared. I mean, spiritually unprepared.” Yikes. I went from delightfully reading to desperately...
by Ali Kennedy | Dec 3, 2021 | Advent/Christmas, Fuel for Coaching, Fuel for Maturing Faith, Fuel Up Fridays
Have you ever eaten kale? I know it is good for my body, but I must say, it takes work to get this stuff down the shoot. Each bite must be chewed…and chewed…and chewed… until the tough leaves have been broken up enough to swallow. It’s the sort of...
by Ali Kennedy | Nov 30, 2021 | Advent/Christmas, Fuel for Grief, Fuel for Maturing Faith
I had always known (in theory) that the holiday season was a difficult time for many. But it wasn’t until I experienced the loss of a loved one myself that I really understood what it meant. I faced head on the painful collision of a grief-stricken heart with...
