1. Zephaniah has given us something more visceral to help us understand the love of God: the sound of salvation.
  2. The earliest followers of God sang their faith, which is no different today as we sing of the hope we have in Jesus.
  3. Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Psalm 98, with its promise of a sea and mountains singing, takes these imposing natural features and turns them into a praise choir.
  7. If Jesus shows up and you are a sinner, ‘tis more blessed to receive than to give
  8. A theologian is a passive receiver of God’s active revelation about Jesus Christ, his words, works, and ways.
  9. Who is God really? He is offensive, anarchic by the world’s standards, and far too gracious to people who don’t deserve his time or attention.
  10. The good news is that with our God there is always more: more than we deserve, dare, ask, or expect, more than we can see, hear, feel, or think.
  11. Every incendiary move of God’s Spirit is accompanied by a group of penitent people rediscovering the power and preeminence of God’s Word.