by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 22, 2023 | Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
The Gospels tell us that Jesus came into a world of military dictatorship and genocide. The Word became flesh, God became man, when Caesar Augustus decreed that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world for purposes of military conscription and taxation....
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 31, 2023 | Aging, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering
As I enter into old age (I am 82 years old in 2023) and experience physical challenges I find consolation in Miguel de Unamuno’s classic written in 1912: The Tragic Sense of Life. Let me share with you some of his thoughts which stimulate my thinking. Love, pity,...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 15, 2023 | Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Suffering, The World, Witness
Recently Rod Whitacre died of lymphoma. I had known him for many years as a student at Gordon College when I was Dean of Christian Life and as a theologian after he earned his doctorate at Cambridge University. He taught at Trinity School for ministry, where I was on...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 18, 2022 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Science, Suffering, The World, Witness
By Divine Providence I had ordered and received a copy of Richard Bauckham’s study of the work of Jurgen Moltmann before my unexpected and sudden heart bypass surgery: The Theology of Jurgen Moltmann, which I began reading during my recovery. I ordered it for his...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 17, 2022 | Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering, Witness
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28 NIV) “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God.” Or “works together with those who love him to...
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