Darkened Glass Reflections
Living today with an eye on eternity
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A Prayer for St. Patrick’s Day
A segment of St. Patrick’s Breastplate.
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“I Am Prayer” (Psalms 109:4)
“In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer” (Psalms 109:4). The Hebrew literally says “I am prayer”; it should be a part of who we are.
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Reset
Lent gives us an opportunity to lay aside some of the weights in our lives as we aim for a reset in our walk with Jesus.
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Transfiguration, Glorification, and the Christian Life (Revisited)
Perhaps the great lesson of Lent is that we miss out as we continue to devote our time, resources, and energy to trivial things, when God is eager to pour out His blessings upon us and conform us to His likeness. We are His children: may we come to look more like Him as we…
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Praise in Prayer and Proclamation
“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!”
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Darkened Glass Reflections: Year in Review, 2024
As we begin a new year, Darkened Glass Reflections takes a look back at its most-read articles of 2024.
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Worship and Warfare
“Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands…” (Psalm 149:6). Praise and worship are central parts of spiritual warfare. Let us win our wars through worship.
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Give Thanks in All Circumstances
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).
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Christ Is King
“Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:9-11).
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Christians, Elections, Church, State, and Culture
Today I share a few thoughts about the election and Christians’ relationship to the church, government, and society, inspired by the insights of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
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