1. His successes were not the result of his brilliance, might, and ability as an apostle. They were the result of the all-sufficient grace of God.
  2. This is an excerpt from chapter 9 of “What Can Really Know?: The Strengths and Limits of Human Understanding” by David Andersen (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  3. Jesus is the only answer to the nagging question. He is the only way to make sense of this unsettling story in Exodus 4.
  4. God wants his word of promise to be the only thing we bank on, the only thing we have confidence in.
  5. May you believe, in this thin-line world, that this Jesus is for you, not against you.
  6. Jesus makes David’s words his own, because David’s words were Christ’s to begin with.
  7. Although Jesus bodily ascended and is hidden from our earthly eyes, he is not far off.
  8. A father's struggle to pray for his child's healing is one of the most difficult experiences he can face.
  9. 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).
  10. The story of salvation is the true story of God doing his unexpected work of salvation for us.
  11. Paul is writing as a man who has already lived a life of law-keeping while denying the resurrection.