1. Of all the Inklings, Williams was certainly the most enigmatic. His mind and body were always moving.
  2. God knows that when we face insurmountable odds in our moments of weakness, we are more likely to turn to him in trust and reliance.
  3. Even at Lewis’ graveside, Havard was a faithful friend, and a friend full of faith in Christ, confessing his hope in the resurrection.
  4. We have to “remember” that God remembers us. He has not fallen away. For God to remember us means he is working for our good; a restoration.
  5. Faith sees your neighbor not as a means to an end, not as a way to score points, but as an object of love: Christ's love and yours.
  6. We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
  7. Jesus’s story in Luke 16 draws definitive attention to whom God helps — namely, God always comes close in order to help those who cannot help themselves.
  8. 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.
  9. Christ shows up in the middle of our storms and our nightmares. That’s where he sets up shop.
  10. This is an excerpt from “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  11. I’ve experienced firsthand the promise that God never leaves a congregation empty-handed.
  12. A pastor is sent to proclaim the unconditional grace of God, reminding us again and again that it is our Heavenly Father who reaches out to us in love through his Christ-won forgiveness, and not the other way around.