1. He declared you what you might not always feel you are, but what you were from the moment he knew you, before you were you, when he foreknew you.
  2. What if the dissonance in this calendrical coincidence can be harmonized into a deeper melody?
  3. The more I got to know Dr. Rosenbladt, the more I saw that he wasn’t a man divided.
  4. Anyone could tell he enjoyed teaching theology and loved his students.
  5. 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.
  6. In normal human relationships, when reconciliation is necessary, we place the burden on the person who did wrong, who disrupted the relationship.
  7. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  8. Your justification isn’t a matter of “Jesus plus” anything.
  9. We know that death does not have the last word in Christ.
  10. We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
  11. It is of the utmost importance that pastors teach their congregation that through faith in Jesus Christ, they are fortified against the machinations of the adversary.