1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  4. 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.
  5. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  6. How’s your ticker?
  7. We still think we can sort own own problems with more money, more education, more resources, more techniques, more, more, more.
  8. Rick Ritchie gives a brief summary on the importance of Plato’s thought in Christianity
  9. There is no justification by the works of the law
  10. When the waters of anxiety and depression rise, there is One who understands.
  11. Scent plays an important role in our memories and the story of Scripture
  12. A pastor shares his own experience of loneliness and hope