1. The Parable of the Lost Sheep bursts through the confines of convention and demands that we embrace the messiness of life and the unpredictable ways in which God's grace and forgiveness operates.
  2. We live for the most part, on the strength of our moral fiber, under the law, by our zeal for God and all that which tickles our proud fancy.
  3. No matter how far away they wander, God always hears the prayers of his children.
  4. What I desperately needed was not to preach to myself, but to listen to a preacher—not to take myself in hand, but to be taken in the hands of the Almighty.
  5. Just like for Mordecai and Esther, our lives are also sustained by the hand of God in the ordinary, in events begging to be seen as the work of Christ in our lives.
  6. When we forget that we live by promise, that's when the danger tends to creep in. Because failing to embrace promise means we usually fall back into notions of luck, or even worse--into works.
  7. We number our days not according to our timeframe but according to God’s work and his rhythms.
  8. The Holy Spirit isn’t so much the one you look at, as he is the one who turns you from looking at yourself and your sin to your Savior, Jesus.
  9. Sing of Jesus’ Easter victory for you, and watch Satan flee with his worries and cares!
  10. God wants his word of promise to be the only thing we bank on, the only thing we have confidence in.
  11. This hymn is not for people who feel strong, but those who are weak.
  12. Christ's words of exclusive salvation are not just a warning but a sure promise for you.