Darkened Glass Reflections

Category: Bible meditations

The Words of Christ—Matthew 10:37-39

“The one who has found his life will lose it, and the one who has lost his life on My account will find it” (Matthew 10:39).

October 19, 2023
The Words of Christ—Matthew 10:13-15

“And whoever does not receive you nor listen to your words, as you leave that house or city, shake the dust off your feet” (Matthew 10:14).

October 16, 2023
Martin Luther on Divorce

Some thoughts by Martin Luther on the subject of divorce.

October 15, 2023
The Words of Christ—Matthew 9:37-38

“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore, plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” (Matthew 9:37-38)

October 14, 2023
The Words of Christ—Matthew 9:20-22

“Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well.” (Matthew 9:22)

October 12, 2023
The Words of Christ—Matthew 9:2-8

“Why are you thinking evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins…Get up, pick up your stretcher and go home.”

October 10, 2023
Jesus’ Teaching about Divorce

“Now it was said, ‘Whoever sends his wife away is to give her a certificate of divorce’; but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery” (Matthew 5:31-32). A divorced-and-remarried Christian looks at Jesus’…

October 8, 2023
The Words of Christ—Matthew 8:18-22

“The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head” (Matthew 8:20)

October 7, 2023
The Words of Christ—Matthew 8:5-13

“Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel” (Matthew 8:10).

October 6, 2023
St. Francis of Assisi and Humility

On the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, we consider his ideas about humility and the call of God on one’s life.

October 4, 2023