1. When we believe in Jesus as the true and better fulfillment of every promise made to Abraham, we, too, are counted as righteous in the same way that he was — by faith.
  2. Ever Heard of Candlemas?
  3. 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.
  4. God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
  5. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  6. What does professional wrestling and preaching have in common?
  7. Epiphany—is for the Gentiles, those who were once not God’s people, but who now, by the grace of God in Christ have become the people of God
  8. What (if anything) makes a sermon distinctive?
  9. How’s your ticker?
  10. When you see the year ending, thank the Lord, because he had led you into this cycle of years.
  11. The Jews were living the script for a Western movie when Jesus showed up. The enemies of God were running the town
  12. Yes, Christmas brings joy, but no less danger