1. What if the dissonance in this calendrical coincidence can be harmonized into a deeper melody?
  2. 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.
  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. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  5. God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
  6. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  7. In an autobiographical telling, Gretchen Ronnevik shares the fate of two different fathers and the hope she has in Christ.
  8. When the waters of anxiety and depression rise, there is One who understands.
  9. Steven Paulson shares the meaning (and grace) found in All Saints Day
  10. We do not choose our struggles, but there is One who has chosen to always be with us.
  11. We know that death does not have the last word in Christ.