1. What we do much less of, even in Christian circles, is recognize just how pervasive sin is, such that it has thoroughly corrupted us.
  2. Instead of a death sentence, those brothers hear the words of deliverance.
  3. The cross not only stands as the measure of our hatred of God but also as the measure of God’s love for us.
  4. God chose Russell Brand, chose to defy his fast-escaping life and drink up all his swift-running sin in the River Thames.
  5. Five promises were seemingly all those apostles, staring into the sky, had to go on. Five promises that were more than enough.
  6. Elsewhere makes promises that can’t be kept, but God’s promises are secure, reliable, and certain.
  7. It's easy to have courage when things go well.
  8. For Paul, the hope of the resurrection was the ultimate antidote whenever his circumstances tempted him to despair or to "lose heart."
  9. 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.”
  10. Are you on the receiving end of freedom? Or are you trying to make yourself free?
  11. The love of God in Christ Jesus never changes. That love is for you.
  12. Regardless of background or beliefs, every American I talk to seems on edge, as if the sky were about to fall. But the sky is not falling.