1. God gives us the power and authority to proclaim the forgiveness of sins to burdened sinners who entrust us with their pain, guilt, and defeat.
  2. In Memory of My Friend, James Arne Nestingen
  3. Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.
  4. God the Father sent us – his wayward, sinful, and naughty children – his own series of Father Christmas Letters.
  5. Psalm 8 is a trailer for the entire biblical movie, and the entire biblical movie centers on Christ.
  6. A.I. can’t make the proclamatory move that delivers God’s word in a way that is specifically for me.
  7. The more awareness we have that we are weak and low and frail and incapable of doing this thing called life, the more perfectly we are positioned to meet the God of grace.
  8. All our sin and shame is answered for in the death and resurrection of our Lord.
  9. You are the friend in low places. It’s only from this place that you are free to look outside yourself for the remedy to the issues that plague you and humanity.
  10. “There,” the Queen said, “That’s so much better than talking, isn’t it?”
  11. Don't lose hope. Don't avoid church on Sunday morning.