1. As the writer to the Hebrews affirms, what makes the Christian gospel so much better is that we are no longer dealing with “types and shadows."
  2. God the Father sent us – his wayward, sinful, and naughty children – his own series of Father Christmas Letters.
  3. Psalm 8 is a trailer for the entire biblical movie, and the entire biblical movie centers on Christ.
  4. Who would ever want all these screamers and haters? It turns out that Christ does.
  5. For with God we look not for the order of nature, but rest our faith in the power of him who works.
  6. A theologian is a passive receiver of God’s active revelation about Jesus Christ, his words, works, and ways.
  7. We don’t start with behavior and work toward Christ. We start with Christ and everything works out from there.
  8. This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022), written by Kathy Morales and Kyle G. Jones.
  9. The good news is that with our God there is always more: more than we deserve, dare, ask, or expect, more than we can see, hear, feel, or think.
  10. Every incendiary move of God’s Spirit is accompanied by a group of penitent people rediscovering the power and preeminence of God’s Word.
  11. The reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.