1. It is difficult to overestimate the importance of these early Lutheran hymns – and their physical availability in hymnals – in the piety of common people living in Lutheran towns and territories.
  2. The Good Shepherd doesn’t leave the sheep to fend for themselves.
  3. A Christian story untethered from the reality of Christ and his mercy toward sinners becomes a mere fable, while a sermon disconnected from the hearts of its listeners remains a hollow oratory.
  4. Patrick's breakthrough came when he began to leverage his knowledge of the native language and customs to build a bridge between Irish lore and the Christian mythos.
  5. We can interpret "be the Church" as either law or gospel.
  6. The church is called to preach the good news of Jesus Christ. Where is that message found? In every blade of grass, on every page of Scripture.
  7. Regardless of background or beliefs, every American I talk to seems on edge, as if the sky were about to fall. But the sky is not falling.
  8. There is no AA for legalists. At least not officially. But there ought to be, and it should be called your local church.
  9. The driving impulse of Lent isn’t so much “giving up” things as it is “putting on” something.
  10. The more I got to know Dr. Rosenbladt, the more I saw that he wasn’t a man divided.
  11. At the Transfiguration, we say farewell to alleluia and hello to the horrific reality of our lost condition.
  12. In a world—and even a church—full of distractions, thank God for Rod Rosenbladt. He pointed us to Jesus and Jesus alone.