It is terribly easy to set up our theology as a buffer against the real coming of the Lord and its consequences.

When and how did the church start this season of anticipation?

All our sin and shame is answered for in the death and resurrection of our Lord.

For with God we look not for the order of nature, but rest our faith in the power of him who works.

It all starts with God; and it all ends with God. He is the alpha and omega of giving and generosity.

We ache in eager anticipation as we see Christ in action and as we take in the snapshots of his life, death, and resurrection.

 A theologian is a passive receiver of God’s active revelation about Jesus Christ, his words, works, and ways.

Help comes for those who cannot help themselves. When we bottom-out and come to the end of ourselves, that is where hope springs.

While we are looking for reasons to cancel one another, our God comes running down the road to greet us.

We live again, not so that we will now pay our debt, but to proclaim that we live because our debt was paid.