1. Love is pointing to Jesus who said, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).
  2. Christ our Word, as with a two-edged sword, burst the devil's belly.
  3. 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.
  4. The king has arrived and has already begun his reign forever and ever.
  5. God the Father sent us – his wayward, sinful, and naughty children – his own series of Father Christmas Letters.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. We will not become hopeless because the Lord is with us.
  9. We ache in eager anticipation as we see Christ in action and as we take in the snapshots of his life, death, and resurrection.
  10. 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.