Our God Reflections: Ephesians 3:14-21

In the last few weeks, I have shared some metaphors with you—God as the sun, and I am a moon that reflects His light. However, metaphors don’t always tell the full picture. This is what I was thinking about when I wrote the poem below. God Is My Light Source: Metaphors You can take a… Read More

Reflecting God: Ephesians 3:14-21

You just got the greatest gift ever! You call your mom, your friends, to tell them. You even tell the barista who serves you your coffee. You can’t help yourself. You’re bubbling over with excitement, and you just need to share the good news. 14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from… Read More

Our God Reflections: Light Reflectors

I have hours where God’s light shines out of my eyes, my words, and my actions. And then I have follow it up by really losing it, and often that’s done publicly. How can anyone see God’s reflection in my imperfection? I believe that we are forgiven by God when we confess our sins. We… Read More

Reflecting God: We Are Light-Reflectors

We are not the light—we are light reflectors. We couldn’t possibly provide light on our own—that’s a task no imperfect human could ever do. We can’t earn our way into “light-dom.” In order to reflect the light, we also must ask for God to fill us with His light, and He is faithful to respond.… Read More

Our God-Reflections: John 8:12 and Matthew 5:14

About ten years ago, I became intrigued by God as the light of the world. What does that look like? When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12, NIV You… Read More