1. Logos theology is a theology of presence without division. It is a way of unification, of which the incarnation is the greatest visible example.
  2. We can appreciate what we have received from God, we can receive it all as free gift, but only when we stop investing in fool's gold.
  3. To say that whoever loves has been born of God is also to say that those who are born of God are recipients of love. They do not have God because they love but because they are loved.
  4. We need to hear the gospel because it is good news that is not from you, or about you, or because of you.
  5. This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022). Now available for purchase!
  6. This is an excerpt from “The Pastoral Prophet: Meditations on the Book of Jeremiah” written by Steve Kruschel (1517 Publishing, 2019).
  7. It’s the notion of mercy that leads us to the atonement, and it is the atonement that provides a foundational basis for the justification of sinners.
  8. One of the primary reasons we do not have to fear the future is because the future is certain in Christ.
  9. “There,” the Queen said, “That’s so much better than talking, isn’t it?”