by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 13, 2019 | Atheism, Bible, God, Jesus, Morality, Science, The World
Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow in their book, The Grand Design, maintain that God is not required for the existence of the universe. Instead the laws of gravity and quantum theory allow universes to appear spontaneously from nothing. Spontaneous creation is the...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 5, 2019 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Morality, Science
The first book in the Bible, Genesis, begins with these words: “In the beginning God…” Do you believe in God? Why? Or why not? Most people do believe in God. Or, at least, in one form or another. Atheists are in a minority in the world today and throughout history. I...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 29, 2019 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Science
One of the most frequent questions I get from strangers is, “Where are you from?” My accent betrays my origins. If we want to get to know people we inquire about their origins, where they were raised. We carry our origins throughout our lives. They form us, they...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 22, 2019 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Faith, Inspiration, Morality, Science
When I first held my youngest grand-daughter, Erika, in my arms and looked at her, I asked, “Who are you? Where have you come from? What will your life be like?” Her perfectly formed face, eyes, nose, ears, fingers and toes fascinated me, as did my two daughters’ when...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 19, 2019 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Suffering
Hanging on the wall in my office beside my desk is the shield of arms of my college in the University of Durham: St. John’s College, where I did my post-graduate studies in theology. Below the crest is the motto of the college in Latin: FIDES NOSTRA VICTORIA, Our...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 12, 2019 | Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Worship
If I were to ask you to tell me about yourself, what would you say? Where would you begin? Would it be with your origins, your career, where you lived, your family, your interests, your major challenges, crises, your strengths? “Who am I” is a big question. If you ask...
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