1. 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.
  2. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  3. Anderson encourages us to meditate upon the ways that Christ truly is the end of our exploring.
  4. Kyle G. Jones gives a broad primer on what apologetics is, what it hopes to accomplish, and its limitations.
  5. In an autobiographical telling, Gretchen Ronnevik shares the fate of two different fathers and the hope she has in Christ.
  6. When the waters of anxiety and depression rise, there is One who understands.
  7. We do not choose our struggles, but there is One who has chosen to always be with us.
  8. We know that death does not have the last word in Christ.
  9. The Lord assures Jeremiah he has not forgotten him. He is there and will rescue him.
  10. Lord, remember us to remind us, that we may know all good things come from you.
  11. This is an excerpt from “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).