1. The law had to have its way with the expert to bring him around (and back) to Abraham's response.
  2. As the writer to the Hebrews affirms, what makes the Christian gospel so much better is that we are no longer dealing with “types and shadows."
  3. God resolves his wrath through the unexpected giving of his Son.
  4. Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.
  5. In Memory of My Friend, James Arne Nestingen
  6. The king has arrived and has already begun his reign forever and ever.
  7. Who would ever want all these screamers and haters? It turns out that Christ does.
  8. When the church is a political actor, the gospel doesn’t have the final word.
  9. For with God we look not for the order of nature, but rest our faith in the power of him who works.
  10. 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.
  11. You are a child of God. You’re blameless, holy, perfect, and righteous. Don’t feel that way? Too bad. God is greater than your heart.
  12. We don’t start with behavior and work toward Christ. We start with Christ and everything works out from there.