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. Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.
  3. Toy Story is indeed a Christmas story.
  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. From the beginning to the end of his letter, John really wants one thing: for us to be in Jesus.
  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 reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.
  10. Both now and forever, the bruised and crucified Lord nailed to a cross is our assurance of deliverance.
  11. Righteousness before God is possessed only by grace and that through the currency of faith.