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

Reflecting God: John 8:12 and Matthew 5:14

Remember this acronym? It means, “What Would Jesus Do?” People wore jewelry and t-shirts with these initials; they were printed on posters and book marks and repeated so that these letters developed a permanent residence in the front of your brain. WWJD is a mantra to help you live your life in such a way… Read More