1. This week, we are grateful to publish a series of sermons from our beloved late Chaplain, Ron Hodel. This is the first installment of that series.
  2. The Trinity is a handy shorthand for all that God has done to justify sinners.
  3. When the Law is viewed in its true light, when its "glory" is revealed, it is found to do nothing more than to kill man and sink him into condemnation.
  4. In the face of abject evil, these two faithfully cling to the words and truths of he alone who is Good, Jehovah God.
  5. God's Son comes to deal with the infestation of sin, but in an unforeseen twist of grace, he’s the only one who goes under the knife.
  6. God excludes our boasting out of his abundant mercy.
  7. The God who abundantly restores is still in the business of total restoration, even today. Even now the God of heaven restores dead sinners to life.
  8. What the gospel promises is not escape from our humanity, but resurrection from the dead.
  9. Our Judge (the one who can condemn us) has become our Advocate (the one who doesn’t condemn us) because he is also our Substitute (the one who takes our condemnation).
  10. I want the beginning of my funeral to be focused on Jesus, as well as the middle, the end, and every point in between.
  11. Sometimes loss is gain. Sometimes defeat is victory. Sometimes weakness is strength. Sometimes death is life. Sometimes, that is, when Christ is at the center, on his cross and not in his tomb.
  12. This is the patient love of God. He is stubborn about the salvation of sinners. He will not be rushed even if his name is mocked, and the trustworthiness of his promises are called into question.