1. Jesus is the only answer to the nagging question. He is the only way to make sense of this unsettling story in Exodus 4.
  2. What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
  3. If it’s all a fiction spun by disappointed disciples, if it’s a mere symbol for the idea of an inner awakening, if it’s not a fact that Christ has been raised, then our grief and loss have no end, and we have no hope.
  4. What if sin was truly removed and what if the one who took it from us had the power to conquer it’s curse and spit in the face of death?
  5. Dear hearers of the word of God, you are finished. You cannot be the same now. All that is ended, over.
  6. It’s scary to share my struggle and to show that I have cracks because once I’ve shown my cards, I open myself up for judgment.
  7. I hate to break it to you, but "are" is not an action verb. "Are" is a being verb.
  8. 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.
  9. I can guarantee you that when Paul was overtaken by the Spirit and inspired to write these words, he did not have in mind your local school's boys' basketball tournament.
  10. Ash Wednesday's purpose is not to motivate our resolve to redouble our efforts to do better.
  11. Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.
  12. Repentance is meaningless unless we are willing to acknowledge who we are: sinners needing mercy.