1. The relationship with God through Christ and renewal in his image in Christ cannot be taken away or compromised through suffering.
  2. The church is called to preach the good news of Jesus Christ. Where is that message found? In every blade of grass, on every page of Scripture.
  3. This is the sound of freedom. The Eternal One died so that we who are dying might live eternally with him.
  4. 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.
  5. He shows up when we are at our worst to usher us back to his side, lead us to repentance, rescue us, and reclaim us as his own.
  6. Sometimes, we get prayer dementia. We can’t remember what we were going to pray for, we can’t put the words together, and, frustrated, there is nothing we can do but sigh and groan.
  7. What if the dissonance in this calendrical coincidence can be harmonized into a deeper melody?
  8. The more I got to know Dr. Rosenbladt, the more I saw that he wasn’t a man divided.
  9. He was rooted in his own tradition but gracious with others when they wanted to learn about his faith or their own.
  10. Anyone could tell he enjoyed teaching theology and loved his students.
  11. In a world—and even a church—full of distractions, thank God for Rod Rosenbladt. He pointed us to Jesus and Jesus alone.
  12. In the Word, you find peace. It proclaims peace first between you and God because of Jesus. That empowers you to deal peacefully with others and brings you peace of mind.