Darkened Glass Reflections

Tag: walking in the light

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…

March 2, 2025
The Word Became Flesh. III: Testifying to the Light (John 1:6-8)

While John the Baptist was Jesus’ forerunner, he was also an example for all who would follow Christ. We, too, must decrease so that Jesus’ presence, power, and prominence may increase in our lives and spheres of influence.

January 23, 2022
God Is Love, God Is Light. III. Walking in the Light

The three-part series about the concept “God is light” concludes with some thoughts about the instruction for Christians to “walk in the light” (1 John 1:7).

September 12, 2021
Divine Flashlight

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalms 119:105)

July 28, 2019
Transfiguration, Glorification, and the Christian Life

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…

February 11, 2018
Walking in the Light of the World: II. Filled with the Holy Spirit

God is relational. He does not merely give us a list of tasks and obligations, demanding that we do our job right. He draws us into relationship with Him through His Son, Jesus Christ. A major element of that relationship is the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We cannot walk in the…

January 30, 2018
Walking in the Light of the World: I. Time and Wisdom

Ephesians 5:6–14 tells us that we can expose the deeds of darkness by walking as children of light. Ephesians 5:15–20 gives us several priorities for walking in the light. The former passage tells us what happens when we reflect the light of Christ to a dark world; the latter tells us a few ways to…

January 28, 2018