1. In the sacrament, we receive an earnest of that future promise here and now in the body and blood of Jesus given and shed for us.
  2. 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.
  3. Jesus makes David’s words his own, because David’s words were Christ’s to begin with.
  4. As I look back, I choose to remember her as a soul redeemed by Christ.
  5. 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.
  6. The testimony of every son and daughter of God is, God has brought us through.
  7. 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.
  8. This is the prelude of Easter. Is a dead Jesus still resting in the tomb? No!
  9. 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.
  10. You are not alone if you find it difficult to wrap your mind around the auspices of the Old Testament sacrificial system.
  11. If the season of Lent is a journey, Holy Week is the destination.
  12. Many people have struggled to understand Leviticus and Old Testament worship in general. Here is a handbook or map to navigate these subjects, and to see their relationship to Christ and his saving work.