1. We need to hear the gospel because it is good news that is not from you, or about you, or because of you.
  2. This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022). Now available for purchase!
  3. “There,” the Queen said, “That’s so much better than talking, isn’t it?”
  4. The one who embodies the dove, that is, the Holy Spirit will be mounted upon the staff of Calvary.
  5. Faith is like a horse with blinders because it only beholds God’s promise. It is obsessed with what God has already said.
  6. Finding the balance between indifferentism and obsessiveness has never been easy, and it’s especially difficult in our environment.
  7. Whatever body part you are, the body of Christ is no pod person. Together, we’re a living, breathing, deathless whole.
  8. Neomonasticism—that is, the idea that church work is more important than regular work—implies that God cares more about the spiritual than the physical.
  9. Christian mercy should not seek its own. It must be round, and open its eyes and look at all alike, friend and foe, as our heavenly Father does.
  10. The only solution to free will is the announcement from a preacher that the Father forgives us for Christ's sake.
  11. The Trinity is a handy shorthand for all that God has done to justify sinners.