1. In a world—and even a church—full of distractions, thank God for Rod Rosenbladt. He pointed us to Jesus and Jesus alone.
  2. God demonstrates his great love for us in the actions of Jesus, who came down into the flesh and soaked up all our sin.
  3. In normal human relationships, when reconciliation is necessary, we place the burden on the person who did wrong, who disrupted the relationship.
  4. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  5. God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
  6. Your justification isn’t a matter of “Jesus plus” anything.
  7. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  8. What (if anything) makes a sermon distinctive?
  9. This feast is the Gospel, “the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes.”
  10. In this article Amy Mantravadi give a short but helpful summary of the differences in Lutheran and Reformed thought regarding assurance.
  11. Tolkien's hero Tom Bombadil functions to showcase the Gospel