1. At the heart of The Idiot is Dostoevsky's confession of faith and the confession of all Christians.
  2. Faith is like a horse with blinders because it only beholds God’s promise. It is obsessed with what God has already said.
  3. Finding the balance between indifferentism and obsessiveness has never been easy, and it’s especially difficult in our environment.
  4. Sometimes I think we should be more tempted to laugh at the gospel than we are, not in derision but in sheer surprise and awe.
  5. Whatever body part you are, the body of Christ is no pod person. Together, we’re a living, breathing, deathless whole.
  6. Neomonasticism—that is, the idea that church work is more important than regular work—implies that God cares more about the spiritual than the physical.
  7. Christian mercy should not seek its own. It must be round, and open its eyes and look at all alike, friend and foe, as our heavenly Father does.
  8. The world hates Jesus because he comes to lead us to love and forgive all, including our enemies.
  9. The only solution to free will is the announcement from a preacher that the Father forgives us for Christ's sake.
  10. FLAME uses Scripture and church history to argue that baptism is a gospel gift, not our work.
  11. For Japan’s highly secularized elite, alienated by collapsing opportunity and the materialistic void left behind, Bach’s music was a balm.
  12. A few of our staff members have shared what they are looking forward to reading in the coming months below. If you’re looking for titles to fill your own summer reading list, we hope this list is a helpful resource.