1. Church historians attempt to determine why Melanchthon made those controversial decisions.
  2. We live for the most part, on the strength of our moral fiber, under the law, by our zeal for God and all that which tickles our proud fancy.
  3. The Lord’s Prayer is liturgy and catechism, action and instruction, praxis and theology.
  4. Prayer is not just about asking for things. It's about receiving what has already been given to us in Christ.
  5. Praying the Word of God back to God carries didactic import. It teaches us.
  6. When we forget that we live by promise, that's when the danger tends to creep in. Because failing to embrace promise means we usually fall back into notions of luck, or even worse--into works.
  7. Jesus is the only answer to the nagging question. He is the only way to make sense of this unsettling story in Exodus 4.
  8. The Lord’s prayer is a prayer in perfect accord with the will of God, and Jesus gifts it to us to plagiarize at will.
  9. Sing of Jesus’ Easter victory for you, and watch Satan flee with his worries and cares!
  10. The Lord knew how it felt to be a rejected stone.
  11. What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?