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. In Memory of My Friend, James Arne Nestingen
  4. Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.
  5. A.I. can’t make the proclamatory move that delivers God’s word in a way that is specifically for me.
  6. When and how did the church start this season of anticipation?
  7. Help comes for those who cannot help themselves. When we bottom-out and come to the end of ourselves, that is where hope springs.
  8. Preachers and church workers must also hear the gospel preached to them.
  9. Through water, blood, and word, the Spirit never stops pointing us to Christ, and even more, giving us Christ.
  10. The reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.
  11. Both now and forever, the bruised and crucified Lord nailed to a cross is our assurance of deliverance.