1. He was rooted in his own tradition but gracious with others when they wanted to learn about his faith or their own.
  2. Anyone could tell he enjoyed teaching theology and loved his students.
  3. In a world—and even a church—full of distractions, thank God for Rod Rosenbladt. He pointed us to Jesus and Jesus alone.
  4. God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
  5. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  6. What does professional wrestling and preaching have in common?
  7. What (if anything) makes a sermon distinctive?
  8. As much as we want the glory, riches, and knowledge of Dantes, what we need is Jean Valjean's candlesticks.
  9. Even at Lewis’ graveside, Havard was a faithful friend, and a friend full of faith in Christ, confessing his hope in the resurrection.
  10. Faith sees your neighbor not as a means to an end, not as a way to score points, but as an object of love: Christ's love and yours.
  11. We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
  12. What if Jesus had said on the cross, “Earn it”?