1. A father's struggle to pray for his child's healing is one of the most difficult experiences he can face.
  2. Paul thinks the consequences of Christ not being raised are worse for those who believe than those who never did if it were to be true Christ was not raised.
  3. This is the prelude of Easter. Is a dead Jesus still resting in the tomb? No!
  4. This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
  5. Rightly distinguishing between law and gospel, as Paul helps us see in 2 Corinthians 3, is, quite literally, a matter of life and death.
  6. Christ our Word, as with a two-edged sword, burst the devil's belly.
  7. Jesus not only healed her daughter, but he also gave himself to her. Wherever she went from then on, he was with her.
  8. The law had to have its way with the expert to bring him around (and back) to Abraham's response.
  9. Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.
  10. We will not become hopeless because the Lord is with us.
  11. While the world is full of horizons and endpoints, for Christians, there is always tomorrow, and there are people in that tomorrow waiting for us as we wait for them.
  12. We ache in eager anticipation as we see Christ in action and as we take in the snapshots of his life, death, and resurrection.