1. On May 2nd, Cantate Sunday, in the year 1507, Luther celebrated his first Mass.
  2. To give us God’s name, the name that is above every name, Christ gave us the exact words to say at baptism: the name of the triune God who is three persons, one God: “I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.”
  3. Scott Hall may not have been a theologian or a preacher but for me, at that moment he might as well have been.
  4. We cannot love first. Therefore God comes, takes hold of the heart, and says: "Learn to know me."
  5. God is often hidden in history, even as we make it now, but He is always manifest where He has promised to be.
  6. Each email entry in The Withertongue Emails is intended to compel the reader to stop and think about their pastor, themselves, and their churches.
  7. God is not a preoccupied parent, he’s an invested and interested tender loving Father. He values what perplexes us.
  8. This is the patient love of God. He is stubborn about the salvation of sinners. He will not be rushed even if his name is mocked, and the trustworthiness of his promises are called into question.
  9. This world of unbearable grief and accidental calamity is being renewed and, soon, will be completely bereft of every pernicious foe.
  10. The firestorm of the Reformation which turned Europe upside-down was not Luther’s doing. It was the Word, and the Spirit working through it.
  11. Maybe it was because I read this book to put myself to sleep. But maybe the lack of any Christian references was part of my sadness.
  12. The problem with sin is that we fail to honor God who wants to take our hearts captive and fill us with his goodness.