1. Tolkien's hero Tom Bombadil functions to showcase the Gospel
  2. Amy Mantravadi asks if we should forgive others even if they are not repentant
  3. No plot spoilers here just some really Good News
  4. Confession and absolution offer more than assurance, they gift real and genuine Divine promises.
  5. Human solutions to problems, important as they are, are inadequate to meet our deepest needs
  6. Christ reshapes what forgivness means and why it's important
  7. As much as we want the glory, riches, and knowledge of Dantes, what we need is Jean Valjean's candlesticks.
  8. When God remembers his covenant with Noah and causes the flood to subside, he also chooses to forget.
  9. We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
  10. What if Jesus had said on the cross, “Earn it”?
  11. It is of the utmost importance that pastors teach their congregation that through faith in Jesus Christ, they are fortified against the machinations of the adversary.
  12. Is salvation by the law or not? Moses or Jesus? Indeed, we find a fundamental parting of the ways put forward here, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.