1. Rightly distinguishing between law and gospel, as Paul helps us see in 2 Corinthians 3, is, quite literally, a matter of life and death.
  2. God gives us the power and authority to proclaim the forgiveness of sins to burdened sinners who entrust us with their pain, guilt, and defeat.
  3. Repentance is meaningless unless we are willing to acknowledge who we are: sinners needing mercy.
  4. The law had to have its way with the expert to bring him around (and back) to Abraham's response.
  5. Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.
  6. Toy Story is indeed a Christmas story.
  7. The good news of the Gospel is Jesus has come, and Jesus will come again.
  8. A.I. can’t make the proclamatory move that delivers God’s word in a way that is specifically for me.
  9. The more awareness we have that we are weak and low and frail and incapable of doing this thing called life, the more perfectly we are positioned to meet the God of grace.
  10. All our sin and shame is answered for in the death and resurrection of our Lord.
  11. You are the friend in low places. It’s only from this place that you are free to look outside yourself for the remedy to the issues that plague you and humanity.