1. There is a revival, no less real and even more definitive, taking place in every church, every weekend, where God’s people gather around his gifts.
  2. We too are God’s baptized, beloved, blood-bought believers. And no one can ever take that away from us.
  3. Christ our Word, as with a two-edged sword, burst the devil's belly.
  4. I think the problem with the idea of eternity is that we do not have any direct experience of it, but we encounter enough of its possibility to be unsettling.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. The king has arrived and has already begun his reign forever and ever.
  8. God the Father sent us – his wayward, sinful, and naughty children – his own series of Father Christmas Letters.
  9. Psalm 8 is a trailer for the entire biblical movie, and the entire biblical movie centers on Christ.
  10. Rejoice with Mary as she would rejoice with you. Be blessed, like her, with humility from God, so that you may serve joyfully and willingly wherever and in whatever role God has placed you.
  11. O weary ones, O long-time waiting and watching ones, O ones who are late to the game, he is your rest this busy season, and always.