1. The reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.
  2. The love mentioned in 1 John 4:15-21 fourteen times (!) is a love that needs no apology but is determined at all times to sacrifice for the other.
  3. 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.
  4. In the Reformation, as in the tabernacle, God gave skill, artistry, and craftsmanship to put his Word in images so that through art, his Word would be revealed.
  5. We need to hear the gospel because it is good news that is not from you, or about you, or because of you.
  6. For as you pick up the Holy Bible, God’s Word to you and for you in Christ, the words of the prophet Isaiah echo in your ears, "The Word of the Lord Endures Forever."
  7. Luther's September Testament not only shaped the reformers’ theology but also was as big an influence on the German language as Shakespeare was for English.
  8. “There,” the Queen said, “That’s so much better than talking, isn’t it?”
  9. Good, we tend to think, is the absence of evil. But this reversal of the formula can only have disastrous consequences.