1. Morons though we all have been, there is nothing we need that Christ hasn’t given us.
  2. This is an excerpt from “The Alien and the Proper: Luther's Two-Fold Righteousness in Controversy, Ministry, and Citizenship,” edited by Robert Kolb (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  3. God gives us the power and authority to proclaim the forgiveness of sins to burdened sinners who entrust us with their pain, guilt, and defeat.
  4. The law had to have its way with the expert to bring him around (and back) to Abraham's response.
  5. As the writer to the Hebrews affirms, what makes the Christian gospel so much better is that we are no longer dealing with “types and shadows."
  6. Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.
  7. Who would ever want all these screamers and haters? It turns out that Christ does.
  8. For with God we look not for the order of nature, but rest our faith in the power of him who works.
  9. It all starts with God; and it all ends with God. He is the alpha and omega of giving and generosity.
  10. We don’t start with behavior and work toward Christ. We start with Christ and everything works out from there.
  11. This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022), written by Kathy Morales and Kyle G. Jones.
  12. Through water, blood, and word, the Spirit never stops pointing us to Christ, and even more, giving us Christ.