1. One way or another, Rod always found a way to bring whatever story he was telling back to the gospel and God's grace in Christ.
  2. In this article Amy Mantravadi give a short but helpful summary of the differences in Lutheran and Reformed thought regarding assurance.
  3. 1517 Resources to help Celebrate Reformation Day
  4. The goodness of God's grace is also offensive to our egos
  5. Faith sees your neighbor not as a means to an end, not as a way to score points, but as an object of love: Christ's love and yours.
  6. While we wait in tribulation for our white robes (or pants) to be washed in the blood of the Lamb, we confess to one another our seen and unseen stains.
  7. Dear hearers of the word of God, you are finished. You cannot be the same now. All that is ended, over.
  8. I hate to break it to you, but "are" is not an action verb. "Are" is a being verb.
  9. I can guarantee you that when Paul was overtaken by the Spirit and inspired to write these words, he did not have in mind your local school's boys' basketball tournament.
  10. You’re not new because of what you do. You’re new and so you do new things, even in spite of yourself, because of your sinful nature.
  11. The good news is that with our God there is always more: more than we deserve, dare, ask, or expect, more than we can see, hear, feel, or think.
  12. Every incendiary move of God’s Spirit is accompanied by a group of penitent people rediscovering the power and preeminence of God’s Word.