1. False holiness is always a possession and achievement of the individual in isolation from the good of others. And so it isn’t holiness at all.
  2. The Word of the Lord is sure. The enemy is defeated. Salvation is waiting for you.
  3. God is often hidden in history, even as we make it now, but He is always manifest where He has promised to be.
  4. The language of faith speaks promise and persecution, hope and trial, victory and pain. The language of the world may well speak the former, but rarely the latter.
  5. Mephibosheth’s story is a living parable of the gospel. It reeks of redemption, demonstrating precisely what Christ does for even the chiefest of sinners.
  6. God's power and works are awesome and cannot be stifled. His grace and mercy will be heard above the growls and howls of those who deny Christ Jesus is God and Savior
  7. Viewing the Word as a unified theological narrative prevents us from treating the Scriptures like a cage match between competing theological systems, with prophets duking it out with apostles, and psalmists with evangelists, all supposedly fighting for their voice to be heard.
  8. Christ has received the mark of law that we might be marked with the gospel, with the sign of his holy cross on our heads and hearts as redeemed children of God.
  9. This Christmas season we are thankful that even though we “fallers” are unable to climb up to God, he came down the ladder to us.
  10. Gideon’s “foolish” weaponry of clay jars and shofars will give way to the Messiah’s “foolish” ways of doing things, for his weapons will be humility, fidelity, and, above all, the word of his Father.
  11. Because of Christ, we find safety and healing in the light. Because of Christ, we do not have to be afraid of the truth that his light reveals.
  12. In honor of this anniversary celebration, here are five fun facts about The Lord of the Rings that I hope you will enjoy.