1. What is undoubtedly true, however, is that St. Peter wasn’t left outside. He wasn’t left weeping. He was restored, as am I, as are you.
  2. Past, present, and future are tied together in Christ.
  3. 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.
  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. Ash Wednesday's purpose is not to motivate our resolve to redouble our efforts to do better.
  6. Zephaniah has given us something more visceral to help us understand the love of God: the sound of salvation.
  7. Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.
  8. I think the problem with the idea of eternity is that we do not have any direct experience of it, but we encounter enough of its possibility to be unsettling.
  9. Repentance is meaningless unless we are willing to acknowledge who we are: sinners needing mercy.
  10. The usual acclamation when one becomes King is: “Long live the King!” But this King of kings, this son of David, has come to die.
  11. In Memory of My Friend, James Arne Nestingen
  12. If Jesus shows up and you are a sinner, ‘tis more blessed to receive than to give