1. The acquisition of salvation, the giving of salvation, and the keeping of salvation are entirely dependent upon the Savior himself.
  2. The one true God has revealed himself as the answer to the longings of every human heart. The search has ended. He is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Holy, Holy, Holy.
  3. God bestows faith that it should deal not with ordinary things, but with things no human being can master such as death, sin, the world, and Satan.
  4. For those of us who recognize the disciples’ despair in ourselves, Jesus comes with the same word: “Relax, it’s me. Peace be with you.”
  5. This is an excerpt from Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing written by Michael Berg (1517 Publishing, 2021). Available for purchase this Tuesday!
  6. Being able to tell the difference between truth and lies is at the core of repentance.
  7. It’s not the disciples’ faith that invented the resurrection but the resurrection that gave birth to the disciples’ faith.
  8. Has the modern world taken too strong a dose of the gospel as its inheritance from the Reformation?
  9. This tale of two professors has a common theme, plot, and denouement - the good news of the one true story, Jesus Christ crucified for you.
  10. To the extent that God is exclusive by offering salvation only through Christ we can say he is more gracious than other systems because he takes on our guilt upon himself while gifting us his righteousness.
  11. On this day in the year 1093, Anselm was consecrated as the archbishop of Canterbury.
  12. Freedom is the opposite of woe-dom. We must remind ourselves and teach our children that God's voice is the voice that matters.