1. This article is written by guest contributor, Christopher J. Richmann.
  2. The relationship with God through Christ and renewal in his image in Christ cannot be taken away or compromised through suffering.
  3. Rod Rosenbladt, the encourager of all things good, true, and beautiful and a tireless warrior for Jesus and the Gospel message, finally rests at the marriage feast of the lamb.
  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. The more I got to know Dr. Rosenbladt, the more I saw that he wasn’t a man divided.
  8. Anyone could tell he enjoyed teaching theology and loved his students.
  9. In a world—and even a church—full of distractions, thank God for Rod Rosenbladt. He pointed us to Jesus and Jesus alone.
  10. Christ's resurrection does not merely negate the bitterness of sin; it changes it into a source of divine sweetness, embodying the promise of a new life for us and a restored existence overshadowed by heavenly hope.
  11. 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.
  12. In normal human relationships, when reconciliation is necessary, we place the burden on the person who did wrong, who disrupted the relationship.