1. Are you on the receiving end of freedom? Or are you trying to make yourself free?
  2. Regardless of background or beliefs, every American I talk to seems on edge, as if the sky were about to fall. But the sky is not falling.
  3. He shows up when we are at our worst to usher us back to his side, lead us to repentance, rescue us, and reclaim us as his own.
  4. The number forty calls to remembrance narratives of God’s great acts of redemption, but also our conformity to and participation in those narratives.
  5. We are the fruit that grows from the branch, which extends from the trunk of the tree, which is rooted in the soil that it grows out of, which is all Christ.
  6. Regularly reading and hearing God’s Word helps us to keep a song in our hearts.
  7. What if the dissonance in this calendrical coincidence can be harmonized into a deeper melody?
  8. At the Transfiguration, we say farewell to alleluia and hello to the horrific reality of our lost condition.
  9. In the Word, you find peace. It proclaims peace first between you and God because of Jesus. That empowers you to deal peacefully with others and brings you peace of mind.
  10. God never delights in seeing his children struggle or suffer. But God does desire that we trust him no matter what the circumstances might look like.
  11. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.