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About Stones on Fire

We are a blog dedicated to sharing about the Christian life--what it entails and short doctrinal explanations--and sharing inspiring true stories and testimonies.  We aim to be scholarly and correct but to remain easily accessible for a wide audience.

The blog name gave me a bit of trouble, because I wanted to find something easily memorable but also representative of the passion behind the posts here.  I found this passage in 1 Peter that really stood out to me:
1:24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 1:25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
2:1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, all evil speakings, 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 2:3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
2:4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
2:6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

So that's where the idea of being stones came from!  As for fire, we're studying Acts in church at the moment, and this passage from Acts stood out to me as well:
2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2:2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
2:3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

I've always considered myself a much better communicator when it comes to fiction than to nonfiction, so I definitely need some Heavenly help with communication over here, and I also long to be "on fire" for God and to be willing to open up and share about my faith: what it means to me and what it can mean to you.