1. An Anglo-Saxon poem gives fresh insight to the cross
  2. How the pumpkin patch has a lot to teach us about the love and work of Christ
  3. Human solutions to problems, important as they are, are inadequate to meet our deepest needs
  4. How Leviticus 17 is a key passage for understanding atonement
  5. We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
  6. The issue is not the existence of so-called inner rings, but our desire and willingness to spend our lives in order to gain from an inner ring what is freely promised in Christ: hope, security, and identity.
  7. It is of the utmost importance that pastors teach their congregation that through faith in Jesus Christ, they are fortified against the machinations of the adversary.
  8. 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.
  9. I’ve experienced firsthand the promise that God never leaves a congregation empty-handed.
  10. A pastor is sent to proclaim the unconditional grace of God, reminding us again and again that it is our Heavenly Father who reaches out to us in love through his Christ-won forgiveness, and not the other way around.
  11. God’s published will offers us anchorage, the anchorage of Jesus Christ, in the midst of chaos, reminding us that there is a greater purpose to our lives than the pursuit of worldly success or fleeting pleasures.