1. Anyone could tell he enjoyed teaching theology and loved his students.
  2. God demonstrates his great love for us in the actions of Jesus, who came down into the flesh and soaked up all our sin.
  3. In normal human relationships, when reconciliation is necessary, we place the burden on the person who did wrong, who disrupted the relationship.
  4. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  5. Your justification isn’t a matter of “Jesus plus” anything.
  6. What’s the big deal about Jesus’ name?
  7. I didn’t see Christmas as a gift given to me to enjoy, I saw Christmas as a long list of expectations I needed to hold up to love those around me.
  8. Can you imagine Christmas from creation’s point of view?
  9. Luke shows us that when we try to fit God into our life movie, the plot is all wrong; and not just wrong but trivial.
  10. We still think we can sort own own problems with more money, more education, more resources, more techniques, more, more, more.
  11. Show me your righteousness, we can only point to Jesus
  12. It is the love of God that reveals Him as the promise-making, promise-keeping God.