1. Lewis takes us to the planets to satisfy our cravings for spiritual adventure, which, as he says, “sends our imaginations off the Earth,” in the first place.
  2. God comes to us through the flesh and blood and spirit of Christ precisely where he promised to be manifest to us and for us.
  3. Jesus cries on the cross for us. He suffers and cries and dies in our place. He is forsaken by his father so we don’t have to be.
  4. The gospel's message is the scandalous announcement that Yahweh has stooped to our frame, to where we are.
  5. As the writer to the Hebrews affirms, what makes the Christian gospel so much better is that we are no longer dealing with “types and shadows."
  6. God resolves his wrath through the unexpected giving of his Son.
  7. There is an association, almost a one-to-one correspondence, between the gift and the nature of the giving.
  8. Toy Story is indeed a Christmas story.
  9. That great truth of creedal Christianity – that God is man in Christ – is not set forth for our speculative enjoyment.
  10. When we pray to Jesus, we pray to the King's right hand. We know one who has the Father's ear, respect and trust. And the one who intercedes for us is still one of us, with nail-pierced hands.
  11. Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.
  12. Psalm 98, with its promise of a sea and mountains singing, takes these imposing natural features and turns them into a praise choir.
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