Darkened Glass Reflections
Living today with an eye on eternity
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Noah, Obedience, and Hearing the Call
Over the last few days, the Book of Common Prayer’s Old Testament readings have focused on the story of Noah. While meditating on this passage, I was challenged to think about its lessons regarding the call of God and obedience. It is a lengthy, but familiar story. It would not be a wise use of…
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New Blog Site
I am in the process of transitioning to a new format for my blog, which will include a new name, site, design, and emphasis. Darkened Glass Reflections made its debut this evening, at https://darkenedglassreflections.wordpress.com/. I expect to update this new site more frequently than I have in the past. It will mainly contain brief meditations…
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Principles of Fasting
Jesus expects His disciples to fast. In the passage at the top of this article, Jesus did not say, “If you fast.” He clearly said, “When you fast.” For a true disciple, the question is not whether you will fast or not. It is when and how you will fast.
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Give Thanks In All Circumstances
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18, ESV). Sometimes, this can be the hardest command in Scripture to obey. Thankfulness can easily drown in a whirlpool of self-pity when life’s circumstances cloud our view. About 15 years ago I was in a meeting where everybody wrote a “gratitude list.”…
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Who Are You and Who Am I?
Jesus is able to reveal to you the truth about who you are. Too many of us wander through life, trying to decide who we are. We spend our lives in a perpetual identity crisis. Acknowledge Jesus as he truly is. Then, ask him who you are. What is his purpose for your life? He…
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Fellowship
Mindless chitchat or casual conversation about the weather and news does not equal fellowship. Fellowship begins when two or more people share their hearts, souls, innermost feelings and ideas, and struggles.
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Daily Prayer for God’s Presence and Guidance
There are many ways in which we can never hope to be like Jesus; He was God in human form and the Savior of the world, two of many things we can never become. However, He was also a man of prayer, and this is one aspect of Jesus’ personality we can all learn to…
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America’s Wake-Up Call: Ten Years Later
I originally published this article in October 2001, just a few weeks after the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01. Except for a few very minor modifications, I copy it almost verbatim here. At the time that I originally wrote it, I told people that I hoped America would not hit the snooze button. Now, I hope…
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Did Somebody Shoot a Hockey Puck through Our Debt Ceiling?
Voters in Nassau County did not say they want the Islanders to move to another state. They simply do not want their tax dollars spent on a hockey team when there are other, more urgent fiscal needs facing taxpayers. Too bad our elected officials do not understand those basic financial principles that concern working-class voters.
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Freedom in Christ
Freedom is important to us not only as Americans, but more so as Christians. God speaks about freedom throughout His Word, but it is not the sort of freedom the world promotes.
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