1. Rightly distinguishing between law and gospel, as Paul helps us see in 2 Corinthians 3, is, quite literally, a matter of life and death.
  2. Christ our Word, as with a two-edged sword, burst the devil's belly.
  3. God gives us the power and authority to proclaim the forgiveness of sins to burdened sinners who entrust us with their pain, guilt, and defeat.
  4. The law had to have its way with the expert to bring him around (and back) to Abraham's response.
  5. Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.
  6. God is not calling us to “grow up.” He is calling us to dependence.
  7. It all starts with God; and it all ends with God. He is the alpha and omega of giving and generosity.
  8. Who is God really? He is offensive, anarchic by the world’s standards, and far too gracious to people who don’t deserve his time or attention.
  9. The mind-blowing part of this entire story, though, isn’t that only one leper came back to “give thanks,” but that the Lord Jesus healed all ten knowing full well that only one would come back.
  10. Our God is a living God and he listens to our cries for help.
  11. From the beginning to the end of his letter, John really wants one thing: for us to be in Jesus.
  12. Through water, blood, and word, the Spirit never stops pointing us to Christ, and even more, giving us Christ.