1. In normal human relationships, when reconciliation is necessary, we place the burden on the person who did wrong, who disrupted the relationship.
  2. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  3. Ever Heard of Candlemas?
  4. God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
  5. Your justification isn’t a matter of “Jesus plus” anything.
  6. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  7. What (if anything) makes a sermon distinctive?
  8. Luke shows us that when we try to fit God into our life movie, the plot is all wrong; and not just wrong but trivial.
  9. Tolkien's hero Tom Bombadil functions to showcase the Gospel
  10. Any message other than "Christ for you" is not good news.
  11. Steven Paulson shares the meaning (and grace) found in All Saints Day
  12. Amy Mantravadi reviews a new book about Medieval perceptions of Jesus