Mirror Dimly Blog

It’s become increasingly clear in our day that people would much rather use the Bible than be used by the Bible.The Bible has become a book for anyone to dissect and use for their own purposes. Though it has been used to inspire good in…

“I would like you to imagine that you own a magic wand which allows you to arrange matters so that everyone in the world today begins to observe to the letter the ideal of respect for others embodied in humanist principles. Suppose that, everywhere in…

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret…

I'm always on the lookout for the next note-taking, task-making, or time-saving productivity apps out there. If you're like me, it might take you two or three tries before you get "hooked" to a new app or software. My first attempt at using Evernote didn't last very…

Over the last half-decade of church work I have wrestled with what it’s supposed to look like for churches to practice discipleship. The models of church that I’ve seen most are built on the idea that discipleship means accepting ideas about God. The more “truth” you…