1. As much as we want the glory, riches, and knowledge of Dantes, what we need is Jean Valjean's candlesticks.
  2. Attempting to escape the errors of medieval Catholic thinking, Agricola ended up making the same mistake of conflating law and gospel.
  3. The Lord has remembered to help his servant Israel, to fulfill his promises to Abraham and to his offspring forever, not mostly or mainly because of his mercy, but exclusively so.
  4. We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
  5. What if Jesus had said on the cross, “Earn it”?
  6. It is of the utmost importance that pastors teach their congregation that through faith in Jesus Christ, they are fortified against the machinations of the adversary.
  7. Is salvation by the law or not? Moses or Jesus? Indeed, we find a fundamental parting of the ways put forward here, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
  8. God comes to us through the flesh and blood and spirit of Christ precisely where he promised to be manifest to us and for us.
  9. I’ve experienced firsthand the promise that God never leaves a congregation empty-handed.
  10. In the tumultuous sea of information, opinions, and ideologies that break over us each day, we hold fast to the anchor of our faith—Jesus, the true prophet.
  11. The gospel tells me that the revelation of weakness in myself, my husband, and my son is the occasion for the revelation of God’s strength.