1. The law had to have its way with the expert to bring him around (and back) to Abraham's response.
  2. In Memory of My Friend, James Arne Nestingen
  3. When the church is a political actor, the gospel doesn’t have the final word.
  4. It all starts with God; and it all ends with God. He is the alpha and omega of giving and generosity.
  5. 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.
  6. You are a child of God. You’re blameless, holy, perfect, and righteous. Don’t feel that way? Too bad. God is greater than your heart.
  7. We don’t start with behavior and work toward Christ. We start with Christ and everything works out from there.
  8. This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022), written by Kathy Morales and Kyle G. Jones.
  9. The good news is that with our God there is always more: more than we deserve, dare, ask, or expect, more than we can see, hear, feel, or think.
  10. Every incendiary move of God’s Spirit is accompanied by a group of penitent people rediscovering the power and preeminence of God’s Word.
  11. We need to hear the gospel because it is good news that is not from you, or about you, or because of you.
  12. This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022). Now available for purchase!