1. There is no AA for legalists. At least not officially. But there ought to be, and it should be called your local church.
  2. At the Transfiguration, we say farewell to alleluia and hello to the horrific reality of our lost condition.
  3. In a world—and even a church—full of distractions, thank God for Rod Rosenbladt. He pointed us to Jesus and Jesus alone.
  4. Christ's resurrection does not merely negate the bitterness of sin; it changes it into a source of divine sweetness, embodying the promise of a new life for us and a restored existence overshadowed by heavenly hope.
  5. When we believe in Jesus as the true and better fulfillment of every promise made to Abraham, we, too, are counted as righteous in the same way that he was — by faith.
  6. The essence of what it means to be a son or daughter of Abraham, an inheritor of the Abrahamic promise, was irrevocably tethered to faith.
  7. Your justification isn’t a matter of “Jesus plus” anything.
  8. Jesus reveals to them again who He is. And that life can only be given when we feed on Christ.
  9. The Jews were living the script for a Western movie when Jesus showed up. The enemies of God were running the town
  10. Yes, Christmas brings joy, but no less danger
  11. Paul has zero patience for the gospel of God to be called into question, especially when the ones questioning it are the ones who should’ve known better.
  12. I didn’t see Christmas as a gift given to me to enjoy, I saw Christmas as a long list of expectations I needed to hold up to love those around me.