The Broken Mirror
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“It does not read like a strict scholarly paper, but like a campfire discussion.”
Get the book on AmazonFor forty years I walked a path I believed was the truest expression of faith. Then one ordinary Sunday a quiet question broke it open: if this is the abundant life Jesus promised, why does my soul feel so hollow?
What followed was a long search that finally brought me back to the Bible itself, read as if for the first time. And what I found there was breathtaking: Christ in you, the hope of glory. Not Christ as a distant king or a demanding judge, but Christ within — the very life of who you were always meant to be.
The Broken Mirror follows that thread from Eden to Revelation. We were created as mirrors, made to reflect the light of God. The mirror was cracked and caked with grime, and we forgot we were mirrors at all. This book is about how the Master Artist restores us, so we can shine with His light.
What's inside
- Twenty-eight short chapters, from the creation of humanity in God's image to the new creation
- The Hebrew and Greek words behind the key passages, explained simply
- What the earliest Christians believed about Christ living in us
- Practices for living it out day to day
- A glossary, the key Scripture passages, and answers to common objections
Throughout the Study Bible on this site you'll find short teaching boxes taken from the book, beside the passages they explain.
A few pages from the book
Not with you, not near you: in you
Not Christ with you, like a helpful companion. Not Christ near you, like a supportive friend. Not Christ helping you from the outside as you struggle. But Christ IN you. The Living One, the Perfect Mirror, taking up residence within your very being.
Participate, but never become the sun
Participate! To share in, to become a partner with, the very nature of God. Let those words sink deep into your soul. Peter isn't speaking in poetic hyperbole. He's unveiling your true, breathtaking inheritance. … This is not about becoming God. A mirror, no matter how perfectly it reflects the sun, never becomes the sun itself. We are talking about participation, about sharing, not about ontological identification. We share in God's divine nature by grace; we do not become the Uncreated Source of it.
He is the light, and so are you
When Jesus declares, "I am the light of the world" (John 8:12), we nod in agreement. But then, in the very same breath of His ministry, He turns to His followers and says, "You are the light of the world" (Matthew 5:14). Not "you will be," or "you should try to be," but "you are." Present tense. How can both be true unless we are designed to share His nature, to reflect His very light?
What if Paul meant it literally?
When Paul cries out, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me" (Galatians 2:20), we often treat it as beautiful, devotional poetry. But what if he means it with a startling literality? What if he's describing the profound exchange of an old, false self for a new identity, an identity animated by the very life of Christ? What if Christ actually lives in believers, making them living, breathing mirrors of His presence?