1. Unprompted, without any warning, for no reason at all, without any instigation say, "I love you." And that will wash over your parents like a beautiful absolution.
  2. When I finished this book, I loved the Bible, and the Bible’s author, even more. And I can’t imagine a better endorsement than that.
  3. His love for you is so deep that in his mercy, while you were yet a sinner, God sent his only begotten Son to die for you.
  4. Rightly distinguishing between law and gospel, as Paul helps us see in 2 Corinthians 3, is, quite literally, a matter of life and death.
  5. Christ our Word, as with a two-edged sword, burst the devil's belly.
  6. God gives us the power and authority to proclaim the forgiveness of sins to burdened sinners who entrust us with their pain, guilt, and defeat.
  7. The law had to have its way with the expert to bring him around (and back) to Abraham's response.
  8. The answer to our messages is God's "yes," Jesus, who sends his preachers to proclaim that there's no place for us now other than in the grip of our God and Savior.
  9. The usual acclamation when one becomes King is: “Long live the King!” But this King of kings, this son of David, has come to die.
  10. Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.
  11. God the Father sent us – his wayward, sinful, and naughty children – his own series of Father Christmas Letters.
  12. Psalm 8 is a trailer for the entire biblical movie, and the entire biblical movie centers on Christ.