Gospel (417)
  1. They were still praying, trusting, and hoping. Why? Because they knew who was with them and who was for them: the risen Christ.
  2. The Church needs mystics again. Not fringe figures, but saints ablaze with love.
  3. The women at the tomb were surprised by Easter. Amazed and filled with wonder at Jesus' Easter eucatastrophe. And so are we.
  4. Sometimes the old story is the one we need to hear again and again.
  5. In the liturgy, Christ is present, self-giving, and ever-addressing his people.
  6. The story being told in the film is not Bonhoeffer’s story. It’s not the Confession Church’s story. Nor is it the story of the German resistance against Hitler. It is a completely fictional story of Hollywood.
  7. There is no one — not now, not ever — who cannot be included in the family of God through the efficacy of Christ’s saving power.
  8. Jesus, the true Bridegroom, erases that mistake by his own compassionate, saving act. Isn’t this also a picture of the gospel?
  9. "When God has his say, have confidence that his Word and sacraments bestow precisely what he says."
  10. The gospel gives us faith, hope, and love, all of which proceed from Christ’s death and resurrection.
  11. Longstanding tradition must be bolstered by something outside of ourselves that also lies outside of the traditions of men.
  12. The crucified and risen Christ comes to renew, restore, and build up.
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