1. Lewis takes us to the planets to satisfy our cravings for spiritual adventure, which, as he says, “sends our imaginations off the Earth,” in the first place.
  2. God comes to us through the flesh and blood and spirit of Christ precisely where he promised to be manifest to us and for us.
  3. Jesus cries on the cross for us. He suffers and cries and dies in our place. He is forsaken by his father so we don’t have to be.
  4. As disciples of Jesus, our righteousness cannot be performed before others, because our righteousness was already performed by Jesus.
  5. Morons though we all have been, there is nothing we need that Christ hasn’t given us.
  6. The gospel's message is the scandalous announcement that Yahweh has stooped to our frame, to where we are.
  7. As the writer to the Hebrews affirms, what makes the Christian gospel so much better is that we are no longer dealing with “types and shadows."
  8. God resolves his wrath through the unexpected giving of his Son.
  9. Toy Story is indeed a Christmas story.
  10. That great truth of creedal Christianity – that God is man in Christ – is not set forth for our speculative enjoyment.
  11. It makes perfect sense that the day honoring Jesus' birth would be observed in a decidedly less than refined manner.
  12. When we pray to Jesus, we pray to the King's right hand. We know one who has the Father's ear, respect and trust. And the one who intercedes for us is still one of us, with nail-pierced hands.