1. The law had to have its way with the expert to bring him around (and back) to Abraham's response.
  2. The answer to our messages is God's "yes," Jesus, who sends his preachers to proclaim that there's no place for us now other than in the grip of our God and Savior.
  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. Maybe, just maybe, our goal for 2023 should not be to live more but to die more.
  5. Psalm 98, with its promise of a sea and mountains singing, takes these imposing natural features and turns them into a praise choir.
  6. Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.
  7. God the Father sent us – his wayward, sinful, and naughty children – his own series of Father Christmas Letters.
  8. Psalm 8 is a trailer for the entire biblical movie, and the entire biblical movie centers on Christ.
  9. Rejoice with Mary as she would rejoice with you. Be blessed, like her, with humility from God, so that you may serve joyfully and willingly wherever and in whatever role God has placed you.
  10. By his first Advent in the flesh, through his second Advent with bread and wine and water and Word, we await his third Advent at the end.
  11. We will not become hopeless because the Lord is with us.