1. At the Transfiguration, we say farewell to alleluia and hello to the horrific reality of our lost condition.
  2. In the Word, you find peace. It proclaims peace first between you and God because of Jesus. That empowers you to deal peacefully with others and brings you peace of mind.
  3. What does professional wrestling and preaching have in common?
  4. What (if anything) makes a sermon distinctive?
  5. What’s the big deal about Jesus’ name?
  6. 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.
  7. Can you imagine Christmas from creation’s point of view?
  8. 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.
  9. We still think we can sort own own problems with more money, more education, more resources, more techniques, more, more, more.
  10. Show me your righteousness, we can only point to Jesus
  11. It is the love of God that reveals Him as the promise-making, promise-keeping God.
  12. C.S. Lewis, Grief, and the Holiday Season