1. 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.
  2. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  3. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  4. What’s the big deal about Jesus’ name?
  5. 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.
  6. Can you imagine Christmas from creation’s point of view?
  7. 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.
  8. We still think we can sort own own problems with more money, more education, more resources, more techniques, more, more, more.
  9. Show me your righteousness, we can only point to Jesus
  10. It is the love of God that reveals Him as the promise-making, promise-keeping God.
  11. C.S. Lewis, Grief, and the Holiday Season
  12. As You Wait: Always Winter Never Christmas is an Advent poem by Tanner Olson