1. Praying the Word of God back to God carries didactic import. It teaches us.
  2. Just like for Mordecai and Esther, our lives are also sustained by the hand of God in the ordinary, in events begging to be seen as the work of Christ in our lives.
  3. When we forget that we live by promise, that's when the danger tends to creep in. Because failing to embrace promise means we usually fall back into notions of luck, or even worse--into works.
  4. God is the end of living, the destination, the point of it all.
  5. God wants his word of promise to be the only thing we bank on, the only thing we have confidence in.
  6. This hymn is not for people who feel strong, but those who are weak.
  7. The Lord knew how it felt to be a rejected stone.
  8. Christ's words of exclusive salvation are not just a warning but a sure promise for you.
  9. Jesus cries on the cross for us. He suffers and cries and dies in our place. He is forsaken by his father so we don’t have to be.
  10. As I look back, I choose to remember her as a soul redeemed by Christ.
  11. The testimony of every son and daughter of God is, God has brought us through.
  12. By mandating the promise, Christ states something stronger than just an invitation.