1. What the gospel promises is not escape from our humanity, but resurrection from the dead.
  2. This is an excerpt from “A Shepherd’s Letter” written by Bo Giertz and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2022).
  3. This book is not in your hands so that we can simply commiserate with each other’s difficulties. It is meant to pierce your sin-darkened night with the light of God’s Word.
  4. I want the beginning of my funeral to be focused on Jesus, as well as the middle, the end, and every point in between.
  5. Hamilton writes lucidly. He has that rare gift of walking the tightrope between the academy and the church, being able to communicate to both groups in the same book.
  6. History won’t judge us, Jesus will. We already have his judgment. He gave it to us from the cross, where he acquitted us with his death.
  7. 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.
  8. The promise here is that God is present with us in our troubles, issuing commands to save us before we ask. God does not ignore our suffering and cries.
  9. The Word of the Lord is sure. The enemy is defeated. Salvation is waiting for you.
  10. God is often hidden in history, even as we make it now, but He is always manifest where He has promised to be.
  11. You can die now, you can let go, and because that is true, you can begin to live!
  12. Each email entry in The Withertongue Emails is intended to compel the reader to stop and think about their pastor, themselves, and their churches.