1. The lack of history surrounding Psalm 130 allows it to endure as universally appealing even for our seasons of hopelessness and despair when we’re in “the depths.”
  2. The Good Shepherd doesn’t leave the sheep to fend for themselves.
  3. A Christian story untethered from the reality of Christ and his mercy toward sinners becomes a mere fable, while a sermon disconnected from the hearts of its listeners remains a hollow oratory.
  4. Jonah’s biggest blunder was a failure to understand that God’s grace is always undeserved and always falls on those who are unworthy of it.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. There is no AA for legalists. At least not officially. But there ought to be, and it should be called your local church.
  8. The more I got to know Dr. Rosenbladt, the more I saw that he wasn’t a man divided.
  9. What does professional wrestling and preaching have in common?
  10. What (if anything) makes a sermon distinctive?
  11. As much as we want the glory, riches, and knowledge of Dantes, what we need is Jean Valjean's candlesticks.
  12. The Lord has remembered to help his servant Israel, to fulfill his promises to Abraham and to his offspring forever, not mostly or mainly because of his mercy, but exclusively so.