Darkened Glass Reflections
Living today with an eye on eternity
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The Words of Christ—Mark 14:6-9
How does Jesus see our worship when it seems extravagant, fanatical, or impulsive?
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St. Augustine, Law, and Grace
Today’s devotion is a brief reflection on law and grace from the writings of St. Augustine on his feast day.
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“Anger Leads to….”
“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”
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The Words of Christ—Mark 12:41-44
Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury; for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on”
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The Words of Christ—Mark 12:24-27
How do you imagine heaven?
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The Words of Christ: Mark 11:25
“And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you for your offenses”
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Attitudes, Beliefs, Intentions, and Behavior
Since some people believe Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5 conflicts with Paul’s teaching about salvation through faith, I share thoughts on the meaning of faith based on a theory about behavior and attitudes from psychology.
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The Words of Christ—Mark 10:42-45
But it is not this way among you; rather, whoever wants to become prominent among you shall be your servant; and whoever wants to be first among you shall be slave of all.
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The Words of Christ—Mark 10:17-22
The rich young man would not accept Jesus’ call to sell all he owned, give the money to the poor, and follow Him. How would we respond? What do we hold onto that keeps us from following Jesus wherever He leads?
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The Words of Christ—Mark 9:42-48
“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it is better for him if a heavy millstone is hung around his neck and he is thrown into the sea. And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed, than,…
Darkened Glass Reflections 