1. The church is called to preach the good news of Jesus Christ. Where is that message found? In every blade of grass, on every page of Scripture.
  2. We are not pursuing dragons; we are the dragons. We are, all of us, Eustace Scrubb.
  3. This is the sound of freedom. The Eternal One died so that we who are dying might live eternally with him.
  4. 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.
  5. The driving impulse of Lent isn’t so much “giving up” things as it is “putting on” something.
  6. What’s the big deal about Jesus’ name?
  7. 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.
  8. Can you imagine Christmas from creation’s point of view?
  9. 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.
  10. We still think we can sort own own problems with more money, more education, more resources, more techniques, more, more, more.
  11. Show me your righteousness, we can only point to Jesus
  12. It is the love of God that reveals Him as the promise-making, promise-keeping God.