Darkened Glass Reflections

Tag: Bible study

  • Prayer and Scripture Reading

    Prayer and Scripture Reading

    Prayer, worship, and Scripture belong together. Prayer and worship are incomplete without God’s Word.

  • God or Money (Matthew 6:19-24)

    God or Money (Matthew 6:19-24)

    Jesus teaches us that we can not serve (worship) both God and money. We should lay up treasures in heaven, not only on Earth.

  • Hungering and Thirsting for Righteousness

    Hungering and Thirsting for Righteousness

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

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

    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.

  • New Reformation or Personal Reformation

    New Reformation or Personal Reformation

    Perhaps the Church does not need a New Reformation. The problems within the church are problems with human nature. New church structures will not eradicate them. Rethinking theology may actually multiply them. Each of us, as individual believers in Christ, need our own personal New Reformation. We need to daily recommit ourselves to saying “yes”…

  • New Reformation or Right Teaching?

    New Reformation or Right Teaching?

    Is it time for a New Reformation? From time to time, a Christian preacher or teacher (perhaps claiming the authority of an apostle or prophet) will claim that the church has grown so lukewarm or apostate that we need a new reformation.

  • Feasting Daily on God’s Word

    If we want to please God by loving Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, we need to feast on His Word. Read and reflect on God’s Word with family and faith-filled friends. Ingest it into your heart and soul frequently, throughout the day, every day. Keep it present before you.

  • Did the Lion Lie Down with the Lamb?—Isaiah 11:6

    All of the English translations I read depict the same two animals: a wolf dwelling with the lamb. (Wait a minute: He’s not lying with lamb, he’s dwelling with it!) Even Martin Luther’s German translation, published about 70 years before the KJV, said “wolf.” So did the Hebrew. If there was a conspiracy to change…

  • Finding Time for God

    Good time managers recognize the need to set priorities. You must choose to allocate time for the things that are most important to you. The Bible tells us that a wise disciple of Jesus will “redeem the time,” making the most of it (Ephesians 5:16). This begins by setting aside time to commune with God.