1. Zwingli the Pastor provides an excellent introduction to the Swiss reformer’s life and work, focusing on Zwingli’s philosophy of church reform, biographical details, and mode of exegesis.
  2. The love of God in Christ Jesus never changes. That love is for you.
  3. We can interpret "be the Church" as either law or gospel.
  4. 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.
  5. A truly Lenten mindset sees the season as preparatory for the resurrection life of Easter as opposed to the mortification of Good Friday.
  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. 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.
  8. In a world—and even a church—full of distractions, thank God for Rod Rosenbladt. He pointed us to Jesus and Jesus alone.
  9. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  10. God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
  11. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  12. What (if anything) makes a sermon distinctive?