1. This article is written by guest contributor, Christopher J. Richmann.
  2. Like the serpent on the pole, God still puts real-life things up for us to look to for salvation.
  3. 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.”
  4. We can interpret "be the Church" as either law or gospel.
  5. Regularly reading and hearing God’s Word helps us to keep a song in our hearts.
  6. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  7. Jesus will lead us through the deep waters onto the dry land of that celestial shore, where he will wipe away every tear from our eyes.
  8. God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
  9. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  10. Jesus reveals to them again who He is. And that life can only be given when we feed on Christ.
  11. What’s the big deal about Jesus’ name?
  12. God has a hall ready for us, for us and for so many more