1. The power of the Word of God is the power of God himself, for he is always faithful to his Word.
  2. Walking in the light doesn't entail a spotless moral record but rather an honest appraisal of who we are.
  3. Our value and our values, our life, our everything is from Jesus Christ given to us as a gift.
  4. God’s goodness spoke a promise of peace and mercy to the bewildered, a promise that rings out to this day.
  5. Faith is like a horse with blinders because it only beholds God’s promise. It is obsessed with what God has already said.
  6. 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.
  7. With Christ as the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, the future is secure already. It’s solid right now, even when the cords seem to be fraying.
  8. History is the painful realization that we aren’t the ones who can save the world but, rather, we’re the ones who get saved.
  9. 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.
  10. The undercurrent of Scripture is the sheer fact that Jehovah God is a God of his word.
  11. The worship service is less like servants entering the throne room to wait on the king’s needs and more like a father joining his family around the dining room table.
  12. The Trinity is a handy shorthand for all that God has done to justify sinners.