Darkened Glass Reflections

Tag: works

  • Attitudes, Beliefs, Intentions, and Behavior

    Attitudes, Beliefs, Intentions, and Behavior

    Since some people believe Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5 conflicts with Paul’s teaching about salvation through faith, I share thoughts on the meaning of faith based on a theory about behavior and attitudes from psychology.

  • Hiding the Light. II: Silence and Sin

    Hiding the Light. II: Silence and Sin

    Jesus tells us that we are the light of the world, but sometimes we hide the light. We might choose to be quiet when we should speak out, try to hide our faith because of guilt, shame, or sin, ignore the needs of others, or try to take credit that should go to God.

  • Act, Speak, and Pray

    Act, Speak, and Pray

    Many years ago, when I was in seminary, I had several conversations with a retired Baptist minister. In one of our conversations, he offered this word of wisdom: “I refuse to pray any prayer unless I am willing to be the answer to that prayer.” Let us not use prayer as an excuse not to…