by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 14, 2026 | Abortion, Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Movies, Politics, Reading, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
In reading about the work of Emil Brunner (1899-1966) when he was faced with the rise of Communism, Fascism and Hitler I am impressed by how he understood the role of Christian preaching, teaching and writing. He wrote that the church could not ignore the fact that it...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 30, 2026 | Abortion, Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Reading, Suffering, The World
“Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place: I saw all the tears of the oppressed – and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors. And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man’s envy of his neighbor. Again I...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 24, 2026 | Abortion, Atheism, Bible, Faith, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Reading, Science, Sexuality, Suffering
“Evil is one of the deepest and most central problems of human existence.” Peter Vardy and Julie Arliss in The Thinker’s Guide to Evil, analyze various sources of evil. They focus on three areas of concern. The freedom of human beings to choose to be selfish,...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 19, 2025 | Abortion, Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Reading, Suffering, The World, Witness
I have been writing about The Four Last Things, the traditional subjects of the four Sundays in Advent – Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell. The fourth of the four last things is the doctrine of Hell. This is a subject that is rarely heard of in the pulpit these days....
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 13, 2025 | Abortion, Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Reading, Science, Worship
I have been writing about The Four Last Things: the traditional subjects of the four Sundays in Advent – Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell. The third of the four last things is the theme of Heaven. St. John receives a vision in Revelation 21 that assures him that the...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 15, 2025 | Abortion, Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Reading, Science, Suffering, The World, Witness
In response to his disciples asking him about the reason for a man blind born blind Jesus replied, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.” (John 9:3) Rod Whitacre in his commentary on this...
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