1. The only way to change the current state of worship songwriting and production is to create something different.
  2. How can we be sure that we are getting a “solid spiritual diet” and not a “milky” one?
  3. Jesus cries on the cross for us. He suffers and cries and dies in our place. He is forsaken by his father so we don’t have to be.
  4. As I look back, I choose to remember her as a soul redeemed by Christ.
  5. What greater legacy could you claim than that of Mark? Listen to the Word. Learn from Jesus.
  6. Although Jesus bodily ascended and is hidden from our earthly eyes, he is not far off.
  7. This is an excerpt from part two of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  8. Only by accurately and honestly reporting the views of those with whom we disagree can we then properly address and refute them. This is the approach Solberg has taken.
  9. The story of salvation is the true story of God doing his unexpected work of salvation for us.
  10. Paul is writing as a man who has already lived a life of law-keeping while denying the resurrection.
  11. Paul thinks the consequences of Christ not being raised are worse for those who believe than those who never did if it were to be true Christ was not raised.
  12. If it’s all a fiction spun by disappointed disciples, if it’s a mere symbol for the idea of an inner awakening, if it’s not a fact that Christ has been raised, then our grief and loss have no end, and we have no hope.