1. In normal human relationships, when reconciliation is necessary, we place the burden on the person who did wrong, who disrupted the relationship.
  2. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  3. Jesus will lead us through the deep waters onto the dry land of that celestial shore, where he will wipe away every tear from our eyes.
  4. The essence of what it means to be a son or daughter of Abraham, an inheritor of the Abrahamic promise, was irrevocably tethered to faith.
  5. Anderson encourages us to meditate upon the ways that Christ truly is the end of our exploring.
  6. Your justification isn’t a matter of “Jesus plus” anything.
  7. When you see the year ending, thank the Lord, because he had led you into this cycle of years.
  8. C.S. Lewis, Grief, and the Holiday Season
  9. How can he say it? How can he say that Christ is after all the entire meaning of life for him, and that death is no real worry?
  10. God knows that when we face insurmountable odds in our moments of weakness, we are more likely to turn to him in trust and reliance.
  11. We have to “remember” that God remembers us. He has not fallen away. For God to remember us means he is working for our good; a restoration.
  12. Faith sees your neighbor not as a means to an end, not as a way to score points, but as an object of love: Christ's love and yours.