by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 27, 2015 | Inspiration
I am enjoying reading the short stories of Louis L’Amour (1908-1988). He wrote a memoir, Education of a Wandering Man, about his early life finding work through the Depression in the West and on ships that travelled to the Orient. Wherever he found himself he read...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 27, 2015 | Jesus, Ministry, The World, Witnessing
We live in a pluralistic world where there is freedom of speech and religion. Tolerance is the highest virtue. “Anything Goes” is more than the title of a song by Cole Porter. Any attempt to assert an absolute truth is condemned unless that truth is that there is no...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 24, 2015 | Morality, Politics, The World
David Warren The Triumph of Drivel Reflections on the election of Justin Trudeau and the “idiotized” culture. “Perhaps I should explain what I mean by “drivel.” I could write “lies,” but these are only possible to those who have criteria for the truth. Drivel is...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 22, 2015 | Bible, Church, Ministry, Worship
A leading member of my congregation raised with me the subject matter of my preaching. He wondered whether more preaching on topical subjects would be more relevant than expounding the meaning of Bible passages. Topical preaching can be most effective for special...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 17, 2015 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Ministry, The World, Witness
When I am preparing a message or a post for my blog I am asking what my hearers/readers are wrestling with in their lives. The questions people are asking and the challenges they may be facing are as different as their age, employment or the culture in which they live...
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