1. Sin is a heavy thing to bear. Its jacket is shame, its medals are guilt.
  2. We can interpret "be the Church" as either law or gospel.
  3. The opponents of Father Brown thought that debunking the fake resurrection of Father Brown would discredit the good news of Christ's resurrection. The truth, however, is the other way around.
  4. He declared you what you might not always feel you are, but what you were from the moment he knew you, before you were you, when he foreknew you.
  5. Your champion steps forward.
  6. There is no AA for legalists. At least not officially. But there ought to be, and it should be called your local church.
  7. We are the fruit that grows from the branch, which extends from the trunk of the tree, which is rooted in the soil that it grows out of, which is all Christ.
  8. The more I got to know Dr. Rosenbladt, the more I saw that he wasn’t a man divided.
  9. At the Transfiguration, we say farewell to alleluia and hello to the horrific reality of our lost condition.
  10. Anyone could tell he enjoyed teaching theology and loved his students.
  11. One way or another, Rod always found a way to bring whatever story he was telling back to the gospel and God's grace in Christ.
  12. In a world—and even a church—full of distractions, thank God for Rod Rosenbladt. He pointed us to Jesus and Jesus alone.