1. What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
  2. The testimony of every son and daughter of God is, God has brought us through.
  3. A father's struggle to pray for his child's healing is one of the most difficult experiences he can face.
  4. What if sin was truly removed and what if the one who took it from us had the power to conquer it’s curse and spit in the face of death?
  5. It’s scary to share my struggle and to show that I have cracks because once I’ve shown my cards, I open myself up for judgment.
  6. Human history, our history, is the story of two Adams with two very different encounters with the devil.
  7. This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
  8. Ash Wednesday's purpose is not to motivate our resolve to redouble our efforts to do better.
  9. Predestination, Jim knew, is no longer a frightening doctrine of mystery when you understand that God makes his choice about you in the simple word of God, given from one sinner to another.
  10. Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.
  11. Jesus not only healed her daughter, but he also gave himself to her. Wherever she went from then on, he was with her.
  12. Repentance is meaningless unless we are willing to acknowledge who we are: sinners needing mercy.