1. When I finished this book, I loved the Bible, and the Bible’s author, even more. And I can’t imagine a better endorsement than that.
  2. Jesus stands before the disciples as the bridge between heaven and earth, and between Old Testament and New Testament.
  3. This week we will take a closer look at God's love in Scripture.
  4. Forty days after giving birth, Mary, along with her husband Joseph, presented their firstborn Son at the temple and "bought" him back with a sacrifice of two small birds. This is known as the "Presentation of Our Lord."
  5. The further up and further into the season of Epiphany we get, the bigger the grace of God in Christ is, the brighter the Light of Christ shines, and the more blessed we are in Jesus' epiphany for us.
  6. All of Scripture, every last syllable of it, is meant to drive us to "consider Jesus," the One who comes to "make us right" by gifting us his righteousness.
  7. The usual acclamation when one becomes King is: “Long live the King!” But this King of kings, this son of David, has come to die.
  8. God resolves his wrath through the unexpected giving of his Son.
  9. For almost three years, I have produced a weekly video in the series “Reading the Gospels through Hebrew Eyes.” Here is an index of all the Gospel readings covered so far, with links to their YouTube videos.
  10. Toy Story is indeed a Christmas story.
  11. That great truth of creedal Christianity – that God is man in Christ – is not set forth for our speculative enjoyment.
  12. The good news of the Gospel is Jesus has come, and Jesus will come again.