1. This is the Christian word: grace. Such grace is found only with this Lamb who is also our Shepherd.
  2. God wants his word of promise to be the only thing we bank on, the only thing we have confidence in.
  3. Jesus cries on the cross for us. He suffers and cries and dies in our place. He is forsaken by his father so we don’t have to be.
  4. What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
  5. The drama of Scripture is about God renaming us by bringing us into his image-bearing family once again. And it would take “a name above all names” to accomplish it.
  6. The testimony of every son and daughter of God is, God has brought us through.
  7. A father's struggle to pray for his child's healing is one of the most difficult experiences he can face.
  8. What if sin was truly removed and what if the one who took it from us had the power to conquer it’s curse and spit in the face of death?
  9. This is the prelude of Easter. Is a dead Jesus still resting in the tomb? No!
  10. It’s scary to share my struggle and to show that I have cracks because once I’ve shown my cards, I open myself up for judgment.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.