1. A set of Holy Week poems written and published first by Tanner Olson on his website, writtentospeak.com.
  2. This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
  3. Hidden beneath the sinner is a glorious saint. Jesus has declared it to be so in your baptism.
  4. Jesus not only healed her daughter, but he also gave himself to her. Wherever she went from then on, he was with her.
  5. A theologian is a passive receiver of God’s active revelation about Jesus Christ, his words, works, and ways.
  6. You are a child of God. You’re blameless, holy, perfect, and righteous. Don’t feel that way? Too bad. God is greater than your heart.
  7. Even though All Saints is a day for remembering the dead, it is not a day of mourning.
  8. The reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.
  9. Both now and forever, the bruised and crucified Lord nailed to a cross is our assurance of deliverance.
  10. Every day is a Sabbath for Christians. Every day is the day the Lord has made. Every day is a day to find rest in Christ.
  11. Righteousness before God is possessed only by grace and that through the currency of faith.