1. The gospel tells me that the revelation of weakness in myself, my husband, and my son is the occasion for the revelation of God’s strength.
  2. While we wait in tribulation for our white robes (or pants) to be washed in the blood of the Lamb, we confess to one another our seen and unseen stains.
  3. Everything in Scripture is God revealing himself to his people, you and me.
  4. Christ Jesus brings his word and presence to where you are and he is even willing to do so through the likes of your personally present pastor.
  5. The Parable of the Lost Sheep bursts through the confines of convention and demands that we embrace the messiness of life and the unpredictable ways in which God's grace and forgiveness operates.
  6. Tim wanted everyone to know to the deepest part of their being that they were justified by Christ alone.
  7. This is the Christian word: grace. Such grace is found only with this Lamb who is also our Shepherd.
  8. The drama of Scripture is about God renaming us by bringing us into his image-bearing family once again. And it would take “a name above all names” to accomplish it.
  9. This is an excerpt from part two of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  10. This is the prelude of Easter. Is a dead Jesus still resting in the tomb? No!
  11. If we just say to God, “We don’t get it, please explain,” he will. He will send us a preacher to point us to his words for more clarification.