Turning Up The Light
Turning Up The Light Blog
Going Nowhere Fast
Many summers ago, I heard about a guy who longed to have a beautiful boat. He wanted it to be big and…
Grief Is a Thief
Grief is a thief. It steals from us, breaking our spirits, leaving us crushed by a weight too hard to bear. It…
The God Who Is
If you’re a believer, you’ve probably already defined God for yourself. You’re comfortable with what you know and may not even wonder…
The Doughnut or The Hole
The Optimist’s Creed is a whimsical saying that was printed in medieval-style art on every box of Mayflower Donuts from the 1930s…
Unlearning May Be Good for the Soul
Oswald Chambers wrote, “It is not true to say that God wants to teach us something in our trials. Through every cloud…
The Instagram Scam
I lost my Facebook account last week. I was suspended because of some activity on my Instagram site which Facebook owns. Of…
You Can Change the World Today
A former Canadian politician, Jack Layton, said, “My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better…
Still on the Fence?
We talk about making good decisions as though each choice was easy. We think,” if I do this, it’s good. If I…
There’s No One Quite Like You
Back in 1964, The Seekers, a group from the UK sang a song called, Another You. The song shared a message of…
God Works
Romans 8:28 is fairly well known among Bible readers. It’s a great scripture that helps identify a part of the work God…