1. The sign of the cross, according to the earliest centuries of Christians, is “the sign of the Lord,” and every baptized Christian was “marked” with it.
  2. The law had to have its way with the expert to bring him around (and back) to Abraham's response.
  3. The answer to our messages is God's "yes," Jesus, who sends his preachers to proclaim that there's no place for us now other than in the grip of our God and Savior.
  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. Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.
  6. God the Father sent us – his wayward, sinful, and naughty children – his own series of Father Christmas Letters.
  7. Psalm 8 is a trailer for the entire biblical movie, and the entire biblical movie centers on Christ.
  8. By his first Advent in the flesh, through his second Advent with bread and wine and water and Word, we await his third Advent at the end.
  9. We will not become hopeless because the Lord is with us.
  10. You are the friend in low places. It’s only from this place that you are free to look outside yourself for the remedy to the issues that plague you and humanity.