1. For Paul, the hope of the resurrection was the ultimate antidote whenever his circumstances tempted him to despair or to "lose heart."
  2. The love of God in Christ Jesus never changes. That love is for you.
  3. One way or another, Rod always found a way to bring whatever story he was telling back to the gospel and God's grace in Christ.
  4. What’s the big deal about Jesus’ name?
  5. 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.
  6. Can you imagine Christmas from creation’s point of view?
  7. 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.
  8. In this article Amy Mantravadi give a short but helpful summary of the differences in Lutheran and Reformed thought regarding assurance.
  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. It is the love of God that reveals Him as the promise-making, promise-keeping God.
  12. C.S. Lewis, Grief, and the Holiday Season