1. It is good to remember that this true story, is also beautiful.
  2. Who we are buried with matters. But there is no need to go out and find a dead prophet so you can join him six feet under.
  3. You can die now, you can let go, and because that is true, you can begin to live!
  4. You might not know it, but every Christian hopes for the day when their faith will die. Really. I promise. Faith’s death is our celebration.
  5. Viewing the Word as a unified theological narrative prevents us from treating the Scriptures like a cage match between competing theological systems, with prophets duking it out with apostles, and psalmists with evangelists, all supposedly fighting for their voice to be heard.
  6. Christians do have a hope that those who sleep in death will be awakened and their joy will never end, and we yearn for that day.
  7. Martha’s pain is not met by a to-do list. Jesus’ reply is not that she should try harder or change her behavior
  8. Just like in the previous interview, I had to rewind to make sure I was hearing all this right. Yeah, that's actually what he said.
  9. When sin comes out of the shadows and makes itself known, Christians can rest in and declare Christ's resurrection.
  10. We do not have to endure the pain and suffering of this fallen existence forever, just for a little while.
  11. If the Risen Christ is ushering in a new kingdom and a new creation, then maybe we shouldn’t be surprised to see some earth-shaking and mind-blowing things taking place.
  12. We confess the ascension of Christ every Sunday in the words of the both the Apostles’ and the Nicene Creed.