1. This article is written by guest contributor, Christopher J. Richmann.
  2. Don’t get in the habit (or, if you already do it, get out of the habit) of saying, “I could never talk about these things the way my pastor does.”
  3. Patrick's breakthrough came when he began to leverage his knowledge of the native language and customs to build a bridge between Irish lore and the Christian mythos.
  4. Sin is a heavy thing to bear. Its jacket is shame, its medals are guilt.
  5. The love of God in Christ Jesus never changes. That love is for you.
  6. We can interpret "be the Church" as either law or gospel.
  7. Jesus has gone ahead of you on the road, and promises to be with you still.
  8. 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.
  9. We are not pursuing dragons; we are the dragons. We are, all of us, Eustace Scrubb.
  10. A truly Lenten mindset sees the season as preparatory for the resurrection life of Easter as opposed to the mortification of Good Friday.
  11. Your champion steps forward.
  12. The number forty calls to remembrance narratives of God’s great acts of redemption, but also our conformity to and participation in those narratives.