1. The more I got to know Dr. Rosenbladt, the more I saw that he wasn’t a man divided.
  2. He was rooted in his own tradition but gracious with others when they wanted to learn about his faith or their own.
  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. 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.
  5. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  6. 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.
  7. God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
  8. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  9. What does professional wrestling and preaching have in common?
  10. What (if anything) makes a sermon distinctive?
  11. How’s your ticker?
  12. We still think we can sort own own problems with more money, more education, more resources, more techniques, more, more, more.