By the Fireside

What is a Fireside on Spiritual Reload?

“O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh
to direct his steps.”

Jeremiah 10:23

If you have ever sat beside a campfire and watched the sparks dance in the air, or warmed your hands and feet in front of an hearth, then you’ll understand why we chose to write these short reflections ‘by the Fireside.’

Meditation on the words of God will guide a man to wisdom even if he has no other education. This makes these ~500 word “Firesides” unique, because they stem from Scripture. This also makes them universal in application, because the Scripture which sparks them.

“Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD;”

Jeremiah 23:29

Fire within; fire without. For it is not reading alone that makes a man blessed:

“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”

Psalm 1:1-2
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    Fireside: Feed Sheep; Catch Fish

    Of all the similitudes of being a follower of Jesus, these two are the most well-known, and yet the most divergent. One picture is the shepherd, the other, the fisherman.

  • Fireside: The Winner’s Word

    Fireside: The Winner’s Word

    You do not have to work to win the Lord’s salvation. But you need this word if you would win a soul for Him.

  • Fireside: Redeem the Time, Or Else

    Fireside: Redeem the Time, Or Else

    There is a good reason not to let time go unredeemed. There is a lost world that is counting on us. There is also an evil present every day infecting the passing hours.

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