1. Like the serpent on the pole, God still puts real-life things up for us to look to for salvation.
  2. The more I got to know Dr. Rosenbladt, the more I saw that he wasn’t a man divided.
  3. He was rooted in his own tradition but gracious with others when they wanted to learn about his faith or their own.
  4. Anyone could tell he enjoyed teaching theology and loved his students.
  5. In a world—and even a church—full of distractions, thank God for Rod Rosenbladt. He pointed us to Jesus and Jesus alone.
  6. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  7. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  8. What’s the big deal about Jesus’ name?
  9. I didn’t see Christmas as a gift given to me to enjoy, I saw Christmas as a long list of expectations I needed to hold up to love those around me.
  10. Can you imagine Christmas from creation’s point of view?
  11. Luke shows us that when we try to fit God into our life movie, the plot is all wrong; and not just wrong but trivial.
  12. We still think we can sort own own problems with more money, more education, more resources, more techniques, more, more, more.