1. The relationship with God through Christ and renewal in his image in Christ cannot be taken away or compromised through suffering.
  2. Sometimes, we get prayer dementia. We can’t remember what we were going to pray for, we can’t put the words together, and, frustrated, there is nothing we can do but sigh and groan.
  3. 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.
  4. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  5. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  6. When the waters of anxiety and depression rise, there is One who understands.
  7. Finding rest in God when the “what ifs”come calling
  8. Honest confession brings us into the fatherly care of God where we are always greeted with grace, mercy, peace, love, and forgiveness in Jesus Christ.
  9. I’ve experienced firsthand the promise that God never leaves a congregation empty-handed.
  10. God’s published will offers us anchorage, the anchorage of Jesus Christ, in the midst of chaos, reminding us that there is a greater purpose to our lives than the pursuit of worldly success or fleeting pleasures.
  11. If Jesus did not rise, then religion is just religion — a mere anthropological phenomenon.