1. What we do much less of, even in Christian circles, is recognize just how pervasive sin is, such that it has thoroughly corrupted us.
  2. Instead of a death sentence, those brothers hear the words of deliverance.
  3. God chose Russell Brand, chose to defy his fast-escaping life and drink up all his swift-running sin in the River Thames.
  4. Five promises were seemingly all those apostles, staring into the sky, had to go on. Five promises that were more than enough.
  5. Elsewhere makes promises that can’t be kept, but God’s promises are secure, reliable, and certain.
  6. It's easy to have courage when things go well.
  7. The Good Shepherd doesn’t leave the sheep to fend for themselves.
  8. Eucatastrophe is the coming untrue of all sin, evil, and death. And where that starts is the empty tomb of the risen Jesus.
  9. In Israel today, it's still possible to witness the same scene the disciples saw 2000 years ago when the Bedouin shepherds bring their flocks home from various pastures at the end of the day.
  10. When Jesus appeared again to his disciples on that first Easter evening and again a week later with Thomas and the Emmaus disciples, what did Jesus show them? His hands.
  11. Jesus continues to do the same for me and for you as he did for his disciples. He still shows up for us. He still speaks his peace to us.
  12. This article is written by guest contributor, Aaron Boerst.