1. God comes to us through the flesh and blood and spirit of Christ precisely where he promised to be manifest to us and for us.
  2. I’ve experienced firsthand the promise that God never leaves a congregation empty-handed.
  3. In the tumultuous sea of information, opinions, and ideologies that break over us each day, we hold fast to the anchor of our faith—Jesus, the true prophet.
  4. The gospel tells me that the revelation of weakness in myself, my husband, and my son is the occasion for the revelation of God’s strength.
  5. A pastor is sent to proclaim the unconditional grace of God, reminding us again and again that it is our Heavenly Father who reaches out to us in love through his Christ-won forgiveness, and not the other way around.
  6. Chains may have restricted Paul, but nothing can restrict the gospel.
  7. It was meant to be Karlstadt’s moment to shine, but all anyone remembered was Luther.
  8. While we wait in tribulation for our white robes (or pants) to be washed in the blood of the Lamb, we confess to one another our seen and unseen stains.
  9. As Luther said, “Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection not in books alone, but in every leaf of spring.”
  10. Everything in Scripture is God revealing himself to his people, you and me.
  11. Christ Jesus brings his word and presence to where you are and he is even willing to do so through the likes of your personally present pastor.