1. The profound significance of Christ’s resurrection comes from the threefold justification it provides: it justifies the sinner, the sinner’s hope, and God himself.
  2. Five promises were seemingly all those apostles, staring into the sky, had to go on. Five promises that were more than enough.
  3. Elsewhere makes promises that can’t be kept, but God’s promises are secure, reliable, and certain.
  4. It's easy to have courage when things go well.
  5. Paul knew that, without the resurrection, the Christian life was a “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video.
  6. Regardless of background or beliefs, every American I talk to seems on edge, as if the sky were about to fall. But the sky is not falling.
  7. 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.
  8. Regularly reading and hearing God’s Word helps us to keep a song in our hearts.
  9. What if the dissonance in this calendrical coincidence can be harmonized into a deeper melody?
  10. God never delights in seeing his children struggle or suffer. But God does desire that we trust him no matter what the circumstances might look like.
  11. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.