1. 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.
  2. Are you on the receiving end of freedom? Or are you trying to make yourself free?
  3. 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.
  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 number forty calls to remembrance narratives of God’s great acts of redemption, but also our conformity to and participation in those narratives.
  6. There is no AA for legalists. At least not officially. But there ought to be, and it should be called your local church.
  7. 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.
  8. The more I got to know Dr. Rosenbladt, the more I saw that he wasn’t a man divided.
  9. At the Transfiguration, we say farewell to alleluia and hello to the horrific reality of our lost condition.
  10. 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.
  11. What does professional wrestling and preaching have in common?
  12. What (if anything) makes a sermon distinctive?