1. Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.
  2. 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.
  3. The gospel's message is the scandalous announcement that Yahweh has stooped to our frame, to where we are.
  4. 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.
  5. Psalm 98, with its promise of a sea and mountains singing, takes these imposing natural features and turns them into a praise choir.
  6. If Jesus shows up and you are a sinner, ‘tis more blessed to receive than to give
  7. If a key part of the Reformation was placing God’s Word back into the hands of the people in a clear, understandable way, then John of Ragusa can be called a “Prometheus” in his own right.
  8. When the Reformers read the Bible (especially when studied in the original languages), they found a God who was gracious and merciful for the sake of Christ.
  9. Every incendiary move of God’s Spirit is accompanied by a group of penitent people rediscovering the power and preeminence of God’s Word.
  10. In the Reformation, as in the tabernacle, God gave skill, artistry, and craftsmanship to put his Word in images so that through art, his Word would be revealed.
  11. We need to hear the gospel because it is good news that is not from you, or about you, or because of you.
  12. Stoicism’s opening premise fails to understand that, from its conception, the heart is a thorny bramble.