1. Waiting on God can seem like slow motion torture sometimes.
  2. Jesus does not take the easy way out, but takes the hard path so that you don't need to.
  3. The fact is this: we all are going to die. Whether we are rich or poor, foolish or wise, we will all pass away.
  4. The irony of guilt and innocence abounds in this passage: Jesus is innocent but condemned; we are guilty but set free.
  5. Part of the journey involves seasons of affliction, and during those times it is easy to feel separated from God, even rejected by our God
  6. Herod fulfills his promise so that Jesus can fulfill His; John decreases, Jesus increases.
  7. We are all veterans of some sort. Wounded from little wars with no heroes welcome and scars disguised as character flaws. Let the dead bury their own. Grab a seat, O weary soldiers. Let us entertain you with a fairy tale that might be actually be real.
  8. "Is all that we see or seem, but a dream within a dream?" Poe is wrong. Though we have lulled ourselves asleep, the reality is far brighter and beautiful than we imagine. Christ is risen and so shall we. The dreamer who dreams is He.
  9. So what happens when you come to the lowest moment of your life and doubt that anything good can come out of it? God meets you there in His Redeemer. Craig and Troy finish up the book of Ruth.
  10. Be a hero and listen up to the preachers! Real men die for a purpose and bring back a little doctrine in their sermons. Martin Luther would be proud.
  11. Erick and Daniel discuss Luke's account of the death and resurrection of Jesus.