1. This is the sound of freedom. The Eternal One died so that we who are dying might live eternally with him.
  2. A truly Lenten mindset sees the season as preparatory for the resurrection life of Easter as opposed to the mortification of Good Friday.
  3. We are the fruit that grows from the branch, which extends from the trunk of the tree, which is rooted in the soil that it grows out of, which is all Christ.
  4. Regularly reading and hearing God’s Word helps us to keep a song in our hearts.
  5. What if the dissonance in this calendrical coincidence can be harmonized into a deeper melody?
  6. He was rooted in his own tradition but gracious with others when they wanted to learn about his faith or their own.
  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. 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.
  9. God never delights in seeing his children struggle or suffer. But God does desire that we trust him no matter what the circumstances might look like.
  10. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  11. The essence of what it means to be a son or daughter of Abraham, an inheritor of the Abrahamic promise, was irrevocably tethered to faith.
  12. How’s your ticker?