1. Reading includes, on some level, striving. Hearing, on the other hand, remains passive.
  2. Morons though we all have been, there is nothing we need that Christ hasn’t given us.
  3. God resolves his wrath through the unexpected giving of his Son.
  4. For almost three years, I have produced a weekly video in the series “Reading the Gospels through Hebrew Eyes.” Here is an index of all the Gospel readings covered so far, with links to their YouTube videos.
  5. Toy Story is indeed a Christmas story.
  6. That great truth of creedal Christianity – that God is man in Christ – is not set forth for our speculative enjoyment.
  7. The good news of the Gospel is Jesus has come, and Jesus will come again.
  8. It makes perfect sense that the day honoring Jesus' birth would be observed in a decidedly less than refined manner.
  9. When we pray to Jesus, we pray to the King's right hand. We know one who has the Father's ear, respect and trust. And the one who intercedes for us is still one of us, with nail-pierced hands.
  10. Psalm 98, with its promise of a sea and mountains singing, takes these imposing natural features and turns them into a praise choir.
  11. Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.
  12. God the Father sent us – his wayward, sinful, and naughty children – his own series of Father Christmas Letters.