1. Some explanations are better than others, but they remain our explanations—except if we had some perspective from outside, above, and behind nature.
  2. When I finished this book, I loved the Bible, and the Bible’s author, even more. And I can’t imagine a better endorsement than that.
  3. Jesus stands before the disciples as the bridge between heaven and earth, and between Old Testament and New Testament.
  4. This week we will take a closer look at God's love in Scripture.
  5. Forty days after giving birth, Mary, along with her husband Joseph, presented their firstborn Son at the temple and "bought" him back with a sacrifice of two small birds. This is known as the "Presentation of Our Lord."
  6. All of Scripture, every last syllable of it, is meant to drive us to "consider Jesus," the One who comes to "make us right" by gifting us his righteousness.
  7. The answer to our messages is God's "yes," Jesus, who sends his preachers to proclaim that there's no place for us now other than in the grip of our God and Savior.
  8. When we pray to Jesus, we pray to the King's right hand. We know one who has the Father's ear, respect and trust. And the one who intercedes for us is still one of us, with nail-pierced hands.
  9. The lesson of Malachi reveals God’s love for his people. When the people ask for proof of God’s love, he reminds them of their election.
  10. We will not become hopeless because the Lord is with us.
  11. God is not calling us to “grow up.” He is calling us to dependence.
  12. The Church stands firm on the word of promise that Christ will one day return to change what we know by faith into sight.