Christian Life – Page 5 – Darkened Glass Reflections

Milking Spiritual Maturity: I. All or Nothing

“So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.”

August 4, 2019

Divine Flashlight

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalms 119:105)

July 28, 2019

Hungering and Thirsting for Righteousness

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied”

July 21, 2019

Rooting Out Pride and Cultivating Humility

As a follow-up to my recent post about pride, I share a few practical biblical suggestions for dealing with pride and developing humility.

July 17, 2019

Killer Pride

Perhaps one of the worst sins is one that almost all of us have, but few confess. We do not notice it in ourselves, but we recoil when we see it in others. That sin is pride.

July 14, 2019

Recognizing Idolatry

Idolatry is not only about praying to graven images. Greed and elevating any person or thing before God are forms of idolatry. Here are a few ways to decide if you are an idolator.

June 16, 2019

New Heart, New Spirit, New Life

“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh” (Ezekiel 36:26).

June 9, 2019

Read, Meditate, Delight, Obey: III. How to Read and Meditate on God’s Word

In this post, I offer some suggestions for reading the Bible daily and applying it to our lives.

April 14, 2019

Lent and Fasting

Some people will go through Lent and get nothing out of it. However, that is not because there is a problem with the season or the traditions associated with it. It is a problem with how that particular individual is approaching the situation. As we give up food or pleasures for Lent, let us take…

March 3, 2019

Unforgivable? Jesus Says “No”

Jesus said that only one sin is “unforgivable.” Remember that the next time someone tells you another person’s actions are “unforgivable.” Remember that the next time you tell yourself or others that you will never forgive another person. Oh yes, remember that the next time you refuse to accept God’s forgiveness for you.

February 3, 2019

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