Articles from the 'Council Fire' series


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  • Hockey in Summer

    Bill Jackson|Updated Sep 16, 2025

    "I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture." John 10:9 (NKJV) Well, there was no such thing as summer hockey before artificial ice. Now, in the month of June, the Stanley Cup is being contended for well into the best part of our summer. That's the NHL, but some people might have wondered about me when they recently saw me walking across a parking lot with a hockey stick on a hot summer day! Yes, I was a hockey enthusiast...

  • Patience and Perseverance

    Updated Jan 20, 2025

    Moose hunting requires a hunter to be patient and to not be discouraged. It is about wind direction, body scent, camouflage, how to push a moose out of the bush and, most of all, have a careful aim. Moose are very large animals and have very thick hides, so if you are going to harvest a moose, you need to make sure that your kill shot is very accurate. But the most important thing in harvesting a moose is patience. The Scripture verse above (Romans 15:1) reminds us to be... Full story

  • A Story Like No Other

    Kim Hill Elias|Updated Nov 16, 2024

    "Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them." Luke 2:20 (NKJV) Sparkling lights, festive music, gifts under the tree. I love everything about Christmas! One of my favorite memories is the family time we would have on Christmas Eve. A time of quiet and reflection. After snacks and singing carols, my dad would pull out the Bible and read in his bass voice, "And it came to pass in those days . . ....

  • Running from God

    Updated Sep 12, 2024

    "But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD." Jonah 1:3 (NKJV) Afew years ago at our Kikino Family Bible Camp, one of our dogs had been sniffing in a small white garbage bag, and his head got caught in the handle. He took off running for his life, as the bag was following him wherever he went!...