Light Up The Dark dark, Darkness, Light, mirrors, real thing Mirrors can give us what we need, but it’s nothing like the real thing. On Mythbusters (season 9, episode 11, “Let There Be Light,”… READ MORE
Measure For Measure Darkness, Death, Judgment, Mercy, pardon, plot twist, Vice, William Shakespeare “William Shakespeare based a whole play on the second verse of Matthew 7. Measure for Measure is classified as a ‘comedy,’ and indeed everything… READ MORE
Curtain of Darkness curtain, curtain of darkness, Darkness, Light, Renewal, Repentance, revealing Light is most wonderful because it allows a sense of confidence when the dark seems to overtake us. Consider the difference you feel when… READ MORE
The Power Of Light Darkness, Hope, Light, Light of the World Light is something that can have a dramatic effect on everything it touches. Light makes it possible to see. A lighthouse warns ships of… READ MORE
Our Lighthouse Darkness, Faith, Hope, Light, Trusting God For centuries lighthouses have been beacons of hope for seafarers. Trusting God is much like trusting the beckoning light of the lighthouse—a hope amid… READ MORE
Day And Night Dark Night of the Soul, Darkness, God's presence, Trials, Trusting God The scholar Walter Brueggemann points out that lots of pivotal events in the Bible take place at night. “Unlike the daytime, the nighttime is… READ MORE
When We Can’t See Dark Night of the Soul, Darkness, Discouragement, Hearing God, Trials, Trusting God In a scene from the 2004 film Ray, about the life of Ray Charles, the titular character flashes back to a time in his… READ MORE
The Light of the Gospel Darkness, Good News, Hope, Light, The Gospel While someone may feel stuck, hopeless, and headed nowhere, the message of Jesus always changes lives. It doesn’t matter who the person is, where… READ MORE
Plugged In Darkness, Empowered, Light, Power, The Holy Spirit A lamp only lights up if the cord is connected properly and plugged into a wall. It cannot plug into itself to serve its… READ MORE
Hideaway Church, Darkness, Evangelism, Hiding, isolation, Light, Others, The World, Witness Fear divides people into two categories: us and them. This polarized thinking is more combative than missional because of its tendency to isolate. A… READ MORE
Be Transformed 1 John 2:15, 1 John 5:18, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Change, Colossians 3:10, Conformed, Darkness, Growth, Identity, Image, John 17:16, Light, Matthew 17:2, New Creation, Romans 12:2, Transformed At the end of the movie, Mean Girls, the main character, Cady, apologizes to all the people she hurt during the time she was negatively… READ MORE
Persevering Through Darkness 1 Kings 18:21, Assurance, Choosing Christ, Darkness, Difficulty, Easy, Faithless, Galatians 1:10, Hardship, Hope, James 4:4, Matthew 6:24, Romans 8:7, Security, Trial “Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.”- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring We know that to choose Christ is not… READ MORE
