1. The title “peacemakers” is not ours except as we tell and retell his peacemaking story.
  2. Christian hope means always hope in God and hope in Christ simultaneously without distinction.
  3. The law is good and holy but so often when we are “shoulding” on one another, we actually are just going to end up “burning” each other’s fields.
  4. Pentecost reminds us of not only what happened on that day described in Acts 2 but what is happening every day: the Spirit of God working in and through God’s people, according to his word.
  5. What is it, though, that makes bedtime so fraught with anxiety?
  6. Death may speak, and its voice may sound authoritative and decisive. Nonetheless, it is a mere whimper from the grave.
  7. For those of us who recognize the disciples’ despair in ourselves, Jesus comes with the same word: “Relax, it’s me. Peace be with you.”
  8. It’s God’s love that sets us free to love in the first place.
  9. "Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing" by Michael Berg is now available for purchase
  10. This is an excerpt from Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing written by Michael Berg (1517 Publishing, 2021). Available for purchase this Tuesday!