1. Fullness, truth, reality – all this God gives us as his gift in Christ.
  2. Repentance is meaningless unless we are willing to acknowledge who we are: sinners needing mercy.
  3. The usual acclamation when one becomes King is: “Long live the King!” But this King of kings, this son of David, has come to die.
  4. If Jesus shows up and you are a sinner, ‘tis more blessed to receive than to give
  5. It is terribly easy to set up our theology as a buffer against the real coming of the Lord and its consequences.
  6. Even though All Saints is a day for remembering the dead, it is not a day of mourning.
  7. Every incendiary move of God’s Spirit is accompanied by a group of penitent people rediscovering the power and preeminence of God’s Word.
  8. We need to hear the gospel because it is good news that is not from you, or about you, or because of you.
  9. This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022). Now available for purchase!
  10. Stoicism’s opening premise fails to understand that, from its conception, the heart is a thorny bramble.
  11. Do you confess Christ as God in the flesh, born, died, and raised to new life for you? Any answer of yes will do