Morning Reflections

Glenn’s Reflections

Morning Reflections

What’s a reflection? It’s a window into God’s Word – a perspective on God’s power and presence as seen through the lenses of history, science, current events, or pop culture. “Christ plays in 10,000 places,” said the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins. One of the joys of living as a follower of Jesus is discovering his fingerprints everywhere, even in the most mundane circumstances.

Glenn’s Reflections provides leadership resources, inspiration, and encouragement for growing disciples of Jesus.

A Second Shot at Life

To listen to today's reflection as a podcast, click here A few years ago, after sharing lunch with a friend at an Asian restaurant, we enjoyed the ritual of opening our fortune cookies. Fortune cookies don't exactly qualify as dessert. They are lightweight concoctions...

Coming Down the Mountain

To listen to today's reflection as a podcast, click here From one perspective, the Bible is a book about mountains. Even though the Middle East has never been in the running for being the home of the world's tallest or most beautiful peaks, a number of biblical...

Forged by Failure

To listen to today's reflection as a podcast, click here In 1818, when Thomas Jefferson was 75 years old, he was still dreaming about what America might become. He decided to establish a university. Jefferson gathered friends and associates at Charlottesville,...

Honest Answers for Honest Questions

To listen to today's reflection as a podcast, click here A funny thing happened during the first few decades of the 20th century. Christians began to think it was a good idea not to think. This was a stunning development, especially since it's easy to demonstrate that...

Losing Your Life

To listen to today's reflection as a podcast, click here Of all the real-life gunslingers of the American West, Doc Holliday may have been the scariest. Unlike most of the men who were foolish enough to point a loaded weapon in his direction, he wasn’t afraid of...

The Mouse in My Mazda

To listen to today's reflection as a podcast, click here A few years ago, my wife opened the door to our garage to throw something into the recycle bin. She stood there for a moment and then said, "I think you'd better come and see this." There, sitting atop the...

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