1. As disciples of Jesus, our righteousness cannot be performed before others, because our righteousness was already performed by Jesus.
  2. Ash Wednesday's purpose is not to motivate our resolve to redouble our efforts to do better.
  3. Jesus not only healed her daughter, but he also gave himself to her. Wherever she went from then on, he was with her.
  4. A theologian is a passive receiver of God’s active revelation about Jesus Christ, his words, works, and ways.
  5. Who is God really? He is offensive, anarchic by the world’s standards, and far too gracious to people who don’t deserve his time or attention.
  6. If a key part of the Reformation was placing God’s Word back into the hands of the people in a clear, understandable way, then John of Ragusa can be called a “Prometheus” in his own right.
  7. When the Reformers read the Bible (especially when studied in the original languages), they found a God who was gracious and merciful for the sake of Christ.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.