1. Anyone could tell he enjoyed teaching theology and loved his students.
  2. In normal human relationships, when reconciliation is necessary, we place the burden on the person who did wrong, who disrupted the relationship.
  3. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  4. God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
  5. Your justification isn’t a matter of “Jesus plus” anything.
  6. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  7. This feast is the Gospel, “the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes.”
  8. In this article Amy Mantravadi give a short but helpful summary of the differences in Lutheran and Reformed thought regarding assurance.
  9. Confession and absolution offer more than assurance, they gift real and genuine Divine promises.
  10. We know that death does not have the last word in Christ.
  11. We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.