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. Are you on the receiving end of freedom? Or are you trying to make yourself free?
  3. We can interpret "be the Church" as either law or gospel.
  4. There is no AA for legalists. At least not officially. But there ought to be, and it should be called your local church.
  5. At the Transfiguration, we say farewell to alleluia and hello to the horrific reality of our lost condition.
  6. 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.
  7. In a world—and even a church—full of distractions, thank God for Rod Rosenbladt. He pointed us to Jesus and Jesus alone.
  8. 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.
  9. My goal here isn’t to selfishly reflect on all the reasons I will miss Rod because I know that if you are reading this, you may miss this man, too.
  10. God demonstrates his great love for us in the actions of Jesus, who came down into the flesh and soaked up all our sin.
  11. When the Savior gets on our trail, nothing, not even the grave and hell, can stop him.
  12. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.