Darkened Glass Reflections

Tag: repentance

The Sacrifice of a Broken Heart (Psalm 51:17)

“The sacrifices of God area broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise” (Psalm 51:17).

January 4, 2026
Prayer, Confession, and Repentance: 3. Practical Steps

This article provides practical advice for including confession in our personal prayer time.

May 18, 2025
Prayer, Confession, and Repentance: 2. Why We Need It

This article continues to examine the need for confession and repentance during our personal prayers.

May 11, 2025
Prayer, Confession, and Repentance: 1. A Necessary Habit

This article begins a three-part series, within a longer series about prayer. We will look at the role of confession and repentance in our prayers.

May 4, 2025
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.

November 4, 2024
Jesus Cleansed the Temple: We Still Need Cleansing

Some thoughts for Holy Week.

March 24, 2024
The Words of Christ—Mark 2:5-12 (With Thoughts About the “He Gets Us” Ads)

Some thoughts on the words of Christ in Mark 2:5-12 and John 8:9-11 in response to the “He Gets Us” ad campaign. Jesus “gets” us, but He also saves and forgives us. He loves us too much to leave us as He finds us.

February 22, 2024
“Forgive Us Our Debts/Trespasses” (Matthew 6:12)

Confession, repentance, and forgiveness are essential components of prayer.

February 4, 2024
St. Ambrose of Milan on Fasting

A quote about fasting from St. Ambrose of Milan, who helped lead St. Augustine to Christ.

December 7, 2023
Peacemakers and Prodigals

God offers His peace to us no matter how far we stray from Him. He invites us to accept His invitation of peace and then extend it to others.

March 13, 2023