John Rakshith Prabhakar

“I believe that many who find that ‘nothing happens’ when they sit down, or kneel down, to a book of devotion, would find that the heart sings unbidden while they are working their way through a tough bit of theology with a pipe in their teeth and a pencil in their hand.”
― Andreas J. Köstenberger, The First Days of Jesus: The Story of the Incarnation

“The inclusion of these non-Israelite women foreshadows the spread of the gospel to the Gentiles and bears witness to the grace of God that actively seeks to forgive and restore sinners and to reach out to those who are marginalized and viewed as outsiders.”
― Andreas J. Köstenberger, The First Days of Jesus: The Story of the Incarnation

“In giving a gift, you are attached to it. In receiving a gift, the blessing that comes to the giver is your chief delight.”
― Douglas Wilson, God Rest Ye Merry: Why Christmas is the Foundation for Everything

“The Bible continues to tell the story of how God did not simply walk away from his creation in the midst of turmoil and rebellion but purposed to rescue it at great cost to himself through the sacrificial death and subsequent resurrection of his Son, Jesus.”
― Andreas J. Köstenberger, The First Days of Jesus: The Story of the Incarnation