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. In an autobiographical telling, Gretchen Ronnevik shares the fate of two different fathers and the hope she has in Christ.
  5. When the waters of anxiety and depression rise, there is One who understands.
  6. A pastor shares his own experience of loneliness and hope
  7. We do not choose our struggles, but there is One who has chosen to always be with us.
  8. Finding rest in God when the “what ifs”come calling
  9. God gives good gifts to underserving workers. God gives good gifts to all of them.
  10. We know that death does not have the last word in Christ.
  11. The Lord assures Jeremiah he has not forgotten him. He is there and will rescue him.