1. Paul knew that, without the resurrection, the Christian life was a “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video.
  2. The relationship with God through Christ and renewal in his image in Christ cannot be taken away or compromised through suffering.
  3. Sin is a heavy thing to bear. Its jacket is shame, its medals are guilt.
  4. The church is called to preach the good news of Jesus Christ. Where is that message found? In every blade of grass, on every page of Scripture.
  5. He declared you what you might not always feel you are, but what you were from the moment he knew you, before you were you, when he foreknew you.
  6. Sometimes, we get prayer dementia. We can’t remember what we were going to pray for, we can’t put the words together, and, frustrated, there is nothing we can do but sigh and groan.
  7. At the Transfiguration, we say farewell to alleluia and hello to the horrific reality of our lost condition.
  8. In normal human relationships, when reconciliation is necessary, we place the burden on the person who did wrong, who disrupted the relationship.
  9. How’s your ticker?
  10. God has a hall ready for us, for us and for so many more