1. What greater legacy could you claim than that of Mark? Listen to the Word. Learn from Jesus.
  2. The drama of Scripture is about God renaming us by bringing us into his image-bearing family once again. And it would take “a name above all names” to accomplish it.
  3. What if sin was truly removed and what if the one who took it from us had the power to conquer it’s curse and spit in the face of death?
  4. Maundy Thursday is your big night. For the Passover Lamb is given for you, given to you.
  5. What is undoubtedly true, however, is that St. Peter wasn’t left outside. He wasn’t left weeping. He was restored, as am I, as are you.
  6. You are not alone if you find it difficult to wrap your mind around the auspices of the Old Testament sacrificial system.
  7. Past, present, and future are tied together in Christ.
  8. The needs of the people remain the same, but now the people are you and me. We still sin, and that sin causes so many challenges in our lives.
  9. This is an excerpt from the introduction of “Common Places in Christian Theology: A Curated Collection of Essays from Lutheran Quarterly,” edited by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  10. Even if the numbers are bad, the news about Jesus crucified for sinners and raised to new life hasn’t become any less good.
  11. Zephaniah has given us something more visceral to help us understand the love of God: the sound of salvation.
  12. Love is pointing to Jesus who said, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).