Ignite Your Faith
Your focus gets so involved with your problems, that it becomes almost impossible to see solutions. But God always has a great idea, just waiting for you to discover it. Take a look at what God is saying through our Christian columnists. Their life experiences are just like yours. But they've found hope and some real answers. They give you lots of valuable nuggets on all kinds of topics. Just take a look! 
My life has been a traumatic roller coaster. I've suffered with bouts of depression and on going anxiety. Expressing myself in the written words of pain and joy has been a blessing and an outlet.My favorite passage from the bible is 1 Corinthians 13:4 which gives me much comfort. My first book of poetry, "Life Through the Rearview Mirror", was published in June 2008. Life Through the Rearview Mirror is a reflection of my life. The book is about the pain, the joy that we all go through in life and how we all tend to look back at what if's. You can find much more of my work at my website. Writing one of our Christian columns about abortion and it's effects isn't an easy task. But Debra does her best to show her compassion and wisdom in her words, helping you to ignite your faith. 
Several years ago when she reached a crossroad in her life, God saw fit to give Chris some very obvious guidance. First, He gave her the unexpected gift of a fourth child and second, He reminded her of His previous gift of a talent for writing.While being a stay-at- home mom, she reignited her passion for writing by taking children's writing course. Even though she discovered that writing for children is not where her passions lie, God used the course to lead her to writing for Him. Since then, with a few more life changing events, she learned to navigate life's rough waters with God doing the steering. Even though she is by no means an expert, she chooses to lovingly share her experiences with other women and maybe make their journey a little easier. In one of her life changes, she recently moved from her lifelong home in Pennsylvania to the state of Washington. Her husband of thirty years and her seven year old daughter have started a brand new adventure she wishes to share with you. As a way to ignite your faith, Chris will definitely be sharing some great advice on Christian marriage and parenting. Her column, God was at the wedding, where is He now? is filled with great stuff. Be sure to check it out. 
Vanessa Barnes, an entrepreneur for over 20 years, is active in her local community and a dedicated member of her church where she serves as facilitator of the weekly Scripture Study group and President of the Pastoral Council.As a member of the Christian Writers Association, Vanessa began writing professionally two years ago and enjoyed the publication of her first published book, "Purposefully Purposed, A Christian's Viewpoint", in 2008. She pursued her higher education in Mechanical Engineering and became a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Vanessa is a Certified Master Gardener and also enjoys woodworking, reading and speaking. She lives in Texas with her husband of 20 years, they have 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren. Vanessa has a very special connection to the topic of her column, taking care of our elderly. She will help you ignite your faith as she graciously shares her own experiences and gives you some valuable tips on how to care of the elderly loved ones in your own life. 
Cynthia L. Hatcher is the wife of Richard and they share their love with two daughters, a son and three grandchildren. Cynthia resides in Michigan and is the Founder and Director of the Dare to Dream Ministries. She also works in schools and other organizations, speaking to youth about dreaming through their writing. She takes every open door as an opportunity from God to share her life experiences to show the love of God. Cynthia has been a published author since 2005 and one goal for her life is to write 60 books by the age of 65. You can see more of Cynthia's work at www.authorclynn.com In order to do all this, she has to be very organized. But getting organized isn't always easy! Cynthia has lots of tips and ideas that will help ignite your faith. Take a look at her articles. You're sure to find some great stuff in there! 
Alecia Klauk, first and foremost, defines herself as a member of the Bride of Christ, Mrs. Jesus! Having walked with Christ for 25 years, she draws on her own personal life experiences: growing up with a lot of good, but also abuse, a broken home, and some self-induced difficulties. Her experiences of adulthood have included many years of solid, Christian counseling, the loss of two children in the womb, medical issues of one of her children, and some more self-induced issues. Her hope is to persuade others to dive in to a deep love relationship with Jesus, even while in the midst of great pain. Alecia shares her life with her best friend and husband Brian and their “Fab 5:” Sierra, Serenity, Summit, Venture, and Ranger. Journey and Eternity are lovingly awaited in Glory. Encouraged by a wonderful support network of family and friends, she is writing here on our site as her introduction to publishing. Let Alecia ignite your faith, especially if you are in pain. Check out her latest article. 
Andrea Onah always had the desire to marry the man of her dreams one day. In her extremely organized mind, Andrea determined this event was to occur in her early thirties, not before, but certainly not after! But instead of the fairy tale wedding she dreamed of, Andrea got a broken heart and no marriage. It was during this period in her life Andrea decided to search for God, who she discovered had always been with her during her unhealthy relationships with the wrong men. Unbeknown to her, God had been taking her through a step by step journey. This included placing a burden in her heart to encourage and give confidence to women especially Christian single women. While recognizing there are several happily, fulfilled single women who are entirely comfortable with their status, Andrea recognizes the many who, year after year, become increasingly frustrated and even discouraged about their singleness. Through the years Andrea has listened to and interacted with many single women and empathizes with many issues these women face including loneliness, unforgiveness, 'forbidden' sex and socio-economic pressures from a media obsessed world. Today, Andrea is happily married to her wonderful husband who she believes is God’s greatest gift to her, well worth waiting for! In her column, Andrea helps ignite your faith as she shares her firsthand experience of singlehood candidly and with humor. Come and join her as she asks the question to and and all lonely Christian Single Women ... Are you Single'd out for the Blessing?
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