1. Jesus continues to do the same for me and for you as he did for his disciples. He still shows up for us. He still speaks his peace to us.
  2. What if the dissonance in this calendrical coincidence can be harmonized into a deeper melody?
  3. My goal here isn’t to selfishly reflect on all the reasons I will miss Rod because I know that if you are reading this, you may miss this man, too.
  4. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  5. What’s the big deal about Jesus’ name?
  6. I didn’t see Christmas as a gift given to me to enjoy, I saw Christmas as a long list of expectations I needed to hold up to love those around me.
  7. Can you imagine Christmas from creation’s point of view?
  8. Luke shows us that when we try to fit God into our life movie, the plot is all wrong; and not just wrong but trivial.
  9. We still think we can sort own own problems with more money, more education, more resources, more techniques, more, more, more.
  10. Show me your righteousness, we can only point to Jesus
  11. God has a hall ready for us, for us and for so many more