by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 21, 2026 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus
On the Feast of Pentecost (fifty days after the Passover), seven weeks after the resurrection of Jesus, the disciples were gathered in Jerusalem. They had been told by Jesus not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the gift his Father had promised, which they had heard...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 14, 2026 | Aging, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus
The Ascension of Jesus is celebrated on the 40th day after Easter Sunday (Acts 1:4). Because it is always a Thursday it tends to be overlooked and neglected. Yet the Ascension of Jesus is the culmination of his earthly life. It confirms his identity, and speaks to us...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 11, 2026 | Aging, Reading
Recently I came across this quotation from Soren Kierkegaard: “Man’s eternal dignity consists in the fact that he can have a history, the divine element in him consists in the fact that he himself, if he will, can impart to this history continuity, for this it...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 3, 2026 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
“Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.” (Matthew 4:23) As I reflect upon the ministry of Jesus, my own ministry and the ministry of the church and...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 1, 2026 | Aging, Atheism, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Reading, Sexuality, The World, Witness, Worship
“Why should anyone want to become a Christian? The reason will not be primarily intellectual. The most basic decisions we humans make about the direction of our lives are always rooted in what we care most deeply about. To become a Christian a person must care about...
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