1. The law had to have its way with the expert to bring him around (and back) to Abraham's response.
  2. Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.
  3. Toy Story is indeed a Christmas story.
  4. The good news of the Gospel is Jesus has come, and Jesus will come again.
  5. Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.
  6. A.I. can’t make the proclamatory move that delivers God’s word in a way that is specifically for me.
  7. The more awareness we have that we are weak and low and frail and incapable of doing this thing called life, the more perfectly we are positioned to meet the God of grace.
  8. When and how did the church start this season of anticipation?
  9. All our sin and shame is answered for in the death and resurrection of our Lord.
  10. Help comes for those who cannot help themselves. When we bottom-out and come to the end of ourselves, that is where hope springs.
  11. 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.
  12. Preachers and church workers must also hear the gospel preached to them.