A friend recently asked, \u201cWhat does it mean to glorify God?\u201d It is a phrase we know and a phrase we often repeat. But what does it actually mean? How do we go about it? And in what ways may we do the very opposite?<\/p>\n
I write today from New Zealand where I have spent a couple of days in the shadow of Mount Cook. Mount Cook is the tallest mountain in New Zealand, its highest peak soaring to over 12,000 feet. It is as majestic a mountain as you will ever see and, for obvious reasons, a must-visit for tourists.<\/p>\n
Not surprisingly, you can\u2019t drive or walk any great distance before you spot people taking photos of the mountain. They most often stop in the middle of the lone road that leads to Mount Cook so they can take the shot we have probably all seen on Instagram\u2014a shot in which the road serves as the line that leads the eye to focus on the mountain. Like a good tourist, I stopped to take the photo as well.<\/p>\n
As I stood in the roadway and gazed at the mountain (listening carefully for cars racing up from<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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