1. The testimony of every son and daughter of God is, God has brought us through.
  2. A father's struggle to pray for his child's healing is one of the most difficult experiences he can face.
  3. This is the prelude of Easter. Is a dead Jesus still resting in the tomb? No!
  4. Unprompted, without any warning, for no reason at all, without any instigation say, "I love you." And that will wash over your parents like a beautiful absolution.
  5. 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.
  6. His love for you is so deep that in his mercy, while you were yet a sinner, God sent his only begotten Son to die for you.
  7. Rightly distinguishing between law and gospel, as Paul helps us see in 2 Corinthians 3, is, quite literally, a matter of life and death.
  8. Jesus not only healed her daughter, but he also gave himself to her. Wherever she went from then on, he was with her.
  9. God gives us the power and authority to proclaim the forgiveness of sins to burdened sinners who entrust us with their pain, guilt, and defeat.
  10. The law had to have its way with the expert to bring him around (and back) to Abraham's response.
  11. Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.