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Turning Up The Light Blog
I remember the first one. I was barely 30 years old, and it didn’t seem right for some strand of gray to show up in my hair. After all, I was way too young for that. Gray hair was for people who spent most of their days chatting about their newest aches and pains. It […]
Have you ever had an idea that people around you simply thought was crazy? They looked at you with bewildered faces, wondering what you could be thinking. They tried to talk you out of the idea because it simply made no sense to them. They may have actually convinced you for a time that your […]
The 4th of July celebrates the dreams of the those who arrived on the scene before us and opened doors to make new things possible. Our forefathers were certainly not perfect in themselves, but they put aside their differences to launch something new, to bring opportunity to those who longed for freedom in ways they […]
When the Israelites walked through the wilderness with Moses for forty years, they had to travel light. After all, they weren’t going to find a DSW on the road ahead. In fact, Deuteronomy 29:5 says, that God took such good care of His people that their clothes and their sandals didn’t even wear out. Imagine […]
It appears that my Father’s Day post did not actually go out, so I have posted it again. Since we just celebrated Father’s Day, I wanted to give a special shout out to all those amazing dads who helped shape and inspire generations of kids. I’m posting this, not only to great biological […]
When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!” Matthew 8:10, NKJV Let’s try to imagine what kind of faith we could have that would cause Jesus to marvel, to be amazed. The Centurion who came to […]
The following post is from my friend and author, Rebecca Barlow Jordan. You’ll find her new book, Day-votions with Your Faithful Father on Amazon. It’s 90 days of powerful moments with God. “Prove it!” someone asks. ”Is God really faithful?” I could tell you about God’s faithfulness… When my husband resigned […]
According to one statistic, the average adult changes residences about eleven times. In round numbers that would mean, that between the ages of 20 and 100, people move every 7.2 years. That’s the average! My personal average is more like 2.5 years. That means I’m very familiar with packing tape and moving boxes. It means […]
British theologian and preacher F.B.Meyer said, “We never test the resources of God until we attempt the impossible!” Most of us are familiar with the idea of risk and reward. We imagine if we invest in something that isn’t absolutely certain, but seems like a good bet, we’ll get a grand payoff. After all, if […]
Bob Hope once quipped that “if you haven’t got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.” From a Christian view that may well be so because charity is considered to be the highest form of love. When we lose our ability to love one another, we have troubled hearts […]
