1. 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.
  2. In Israel today, it's still possible to witness the same scene the disciples saw 2000 years ago when the Bedouin shepherds bring their flocks home from various pastures at the end of the day.
  3. The notion that your goodness is “good enough” to make you right with God is a lie straight from the father of lies himself.
  4. Applying the pressure of law to ensure you do not to take grace for granted squeezes the life and power out of the gospel.
  5. Zwingli the Pastor provides an excellent introduction to the Swiss reformer’s life and work, focusing on Zwingli’s philosophy of church reform, biographical details, and mode of exegesis.
  6. 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.
  7. Are you on the receiving end of freedom? Or are you trying to make yourself free?
  8. We can interpret "be the Church" as either law or gospel.
  9. 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.
  10. This is the sound of freedom. The Eternal One died so that we who are dying might live eternally with him.
  11. He declared you what you might not always feel you are, but what you were from the moment he knew you, before you were you, when he foreknew you.