1. Everyone is living as a naked sufferer who’s been duped into believing that the nakedness of suffering has to be covered up.
  2. The one true God has revealed himself as the answer to the longings of every human heart. The search has ended. He is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Holy, Holy, Holy.
  3. God bestows faith that it should deal not with ordinary things, but with things no human being can master such as death, sin, the world, and Satan.
  4. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture echoes with the great songs of salvation that fill our ears, hearts, minds, and mouths with the good news of salvation in Jesus.
  5. For those of us who recognize the disciples’ despair in ourselves, Jesus comes with the same word: “Relax, it’s me. Peace be with you.”
  6. All of my theological endeavoring will not squeeze one more ounce of grace from God.
  7. Being able to tell the difference between truth and lies is at the core of repentance.
  8. Jesus lives to intercede. So we needn’t bring him our feigned righteousness or our faux rehabilitation.
  9. When it comes to the Book of Concord, there are really two types of people: those who read the contents and see a series of rap albums, and those who aren’t Flame.
  10. The forgiveness of your sins and your reconciliation with God the Father courtesy of Christ’s cross and blood is gifted to you, for you.
  11. Out of great pain and suffering often comes goodness, beauty, and truth. John Donne, born on the 22nd of January in 1573, is an excellent example of that for us in his masterful work, Death Be Not Proud.
  12. When God cancels you, it is an occasion for all of the canceled who are in heaven and earth to rejoice in that one more is added to our number.