A Lifetime of Righteousness: Lessons Learned from Brother Jerry
My spiritual father, Jerry Linhares, was a man of great wisdom. He taught me many lessons, but most importantly, he taught me how to love God and love others.
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Jesus in the Blood
Today’s Reflecting Light is written by Adrienne Bridges, who has the most beautiful heart for the Lord. She is also committed to teaching her two precious daughters to know and love Him as evidenced by this post. Her story is such a sweet reminder of how far and deep Jesus’ presence goes…into our very bloodstream. …
Getting the Hang of Things
January is always a special month for me because it is the month that my firstborn daughter, Adelene, was born. Addie is the first grandchild on both sides of our family and her entrance into this world was no small celebration. We had packed out the labor and delivery wing and everyone was instantly in …
An Overflow of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is hands down my favorite holiday. I know that Christmas gets the popular vote, but I’m not a very good shopper or decorator, so even though I love the meaning of Christmas, sometimes the activities of the holiday can stress me out. However, I am a very good eater, so Thanksgiving is right up …
A Life of Thanksgiving
We were sitting around my parent’s kitchen table with tears in our eyes but a smile on our lips, reading through a list that my brother had made named “Things to be Thankful for (Blessings).” We found this list in Jeremy’s room after he had passed away in a tragic car accident at the age …
Finding Your Pearl
Reposted from LifeWay Women’s Blog By Women’s Ministry A Note from Kelly King: We continue to hear about the impact of Deb Douglas, one of our LifeWay Women’s trainers, who suddenly passed away on Friday, September 15. One of those women impacted by Deb was April Rodgers. I’m grateful for her encouraging words today. As …
A Faithful Friend
Just then some men came, carrying on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed. They tried to bring him in and set him down before Him [Jesus]. Since they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on the stretcher through …
Keep Shining
Can you believe that another year has passed us by? Wow! That went quick. It feels like just yesterday I was nervously hitting the “publish” button on my very first blog post here at Reflecting Light waiting to see if anyone other than my family and besties would read it. But you did and I am …
Have Courage & Be Kind
“Have you ever experienced this kind of pain?…you received a phone call from the doctor’s office saying that they would rather you come in to discuss your test results. ~ Help me, Jesus! I need You now!” When I wrote these words in When The Earth Keeps Spinning, But Your World Has Stopped, I never …