by Ali Kennedy | Feb 22, 2022 | Fuel for Coaching, Fuel for Marriage, Fuel for Maturing Faith, Theology Tuesdays
“Venting is so toxic!” This is the emphatic sentiment of one of my clients. She was having the realization that ‘venting’—the uncensored verbal release of emotions to another person or online community—had become a pervasive and unchecked habit in her life. In...
by Ali Kennedy | Feb 14, 2022 | Fuel for Christian Dating, Fuel for Marriage, Fuel for Maturing Faith, Fuel for Parenting, Fuel for Singles, Theology Tuesdays, Valentines Day
“Love is when someone makes me smile when I’m tired.” “Love is when mom takes a sip of dad’s coffee before giving it to him to make sure it tastes just right.” “Love is walking the dog when it’s below zero outside.” There are so many ways to define love in our modern...
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...
