1. Christ's resurrection does not merely negate the bitterness of sin; it changes it into a source of divine sweetness, embodying the promise of a new life for us and a restored existence overshadowed by heavenly hope.
  2. My goal here isn’t to selfishly reflect on all the reasons I will miss Rod because I know that if you are reading this, you may miss this man, too.
  3. God demonstrates his great love for us in the actions of Jesus, who came down into the flesh and soaked up all our sin.
  4. When the Savior gets on our trail, nothing, not even the grave and hell, can stop him.
  5. When we believe in Jesus as the true and better fulfillment of every promise made to Abraham, we, too, are counted as righteous in the same way that he was — by faith.
  6. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  7. What’s the big deal about Jesus’ name?
  8. 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.
  9. Can you imagine Christmas from creation’s point of view?
  10. 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.
  11. We still think we can sort own own problems with more money, more education, more resources, more techniques, more, more, more.
  12. Show me your righteousness, we can only point to Jesus