1. It is terribly easy to set up our theology as a buffer against the real coming of the Lord and its consequences.
  2. It all starts with God; and it all ends with God. He is the alpha and omega of giving and generosity.
  3. We live again, not so that we will now pay our debt, but to proclaim that we live because our debt was paid!
  4. 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.
  5. We don’t start with behavior and work toward Christ. We start with Christ and everything works out from there.
  6. This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022), written by Kathy Morales and Kyle G. Jones.
  7. If a key part of the Reformation was placing God’s Word back into the hands of the people in a clear, understandable way, then John of Ragusa can be called a “Prometheus” in his own right.
  8. When the Reformers read the Bible (especially when studied in the original languages), they found a God who was gracious and merciful for the sake of Christ.
  9. Through water, blood, and word, the Spirit never stops pointing us to Christ, and even more, giving us Christ.
  10. Even though All Saints is a day for remembering the dead, it is not a day of mourning.
  11. 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.