1. 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.
  2. In a world—and even a church—full of distractions, thank God for Rod Rosenbladt. He pointed us to Jesus and Jesus alone.
  3. 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.
  4. God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
  5. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  6. What does professional wrestling and preaching have in common?
  7. What (if anything) makes a sermon distinctive?
  8. When you see the year ending, thank the Lord, because he had led you into this cycle of years.
  9. What’s the big deal about Jesus’ name?
  10. I didn’t see Christmas as a gift given to me to enjoy, I saw Christmas as a long list of expectations I needed to hold up to love those around me.
  11. Can you imagine Christmas from creation’s point of view?
  12. Luke shows us that when we try to fit God into our life movie, the plot is all wrong; and not just wrong but trivial.