1. Just like for Mordecai and Esther, our lives are also sustained by the hand of God in the ordinary, in events begging to be seen as the work of Christ in our lives.
  2. When we forget that we live by promise, that's when the danger tends to creep in. Because failing to embrace promise means we usually fall back into notions of luck, or even worse--into works.
  3. God is the end of living, the destination, the point of it all.
  4. The Lord’s prayer is a prayer in perfect accord with the will of God, and Jesus gifts it to us to plagiarize at will.
  5. God wants his word of promise to be the only thing we bank on, the only thing we have confidence in.
  6. This hymn is not for people who feel strong, but those who are weak.
  7. Luther's emphasis on the need for sinners to have preachers who can provide them with the comfort and support they need for their faith in Jesus Christ and life is as relevant today as it was in his time.
  8. Walther’s living legacy is his enduring teaching on how to distinguish the law and the gospel in the Church’s proclamation.
  9. Christ's words of exclusive salvation are not just a warning but a sure promise for you.
  10. How can we be sure that we are getting a “solid spiritual diet” and not a “milky” one?
  11. 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.