by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 19, 2017 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, The World
Why did Jesus have to come amongst us? Why was it necessary for God to enter into our world in the way he did? Why is the coming of Jesus so important to you and to me? Why do we need Jesus? There are so many people who are indifferent to Jesus and who could care less...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 5, 2017 | Bible, Church, Faith, Inspiration, Suffering, Witness
Hebrews 11 lists the heroes of the faith. On All Saints’ Sunday we remember the Communion of Saints who have preceded us. They were all commended for their faith. They are witnesses to us of God’s faithfulness. We look to them for encouragement and inspiration. The...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 26, 2017 | Bible, Church, Faith, Jesus, Ministry, Witness, Worship
Five hundred years ago on the eve of All Saints’ Day, October 31, 1517, Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk from the University of Wittenberg in Germany nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the college church proposing a discussion of the theology of indulgences. He...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 10, 2017 | Bible, Church, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Prayer, Witness, Worship
Recently I reread Dallas Willard’s THE SPIRIT OF THE DISCIPLINES which refers to the spiritual disciplines of the Christian Life: solitude, silence, fasting, frugality, chastity, secrecy, sacrifice, study, worship, celebration, service, prayer, fellowship, confession...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 3, 2017 | Atheism, Bible, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, The World
In the light of the recent hurricanes and the massacre in Las Vegas, which President Trump described as an act of pure evil, I share with you a chapter from my book SURVIVING HURRICANES, which deals with the source of evil. Evil is a theological category and cannot be...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Sep 21, 2017 | Bible, Church, Faith, Jesus, Morality, Suffering, Witness
Portrait of American orator, editor, author, abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass (1818 – 1895), 1850s. Engraving by A. H. Ritchie. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) During the summer the news was full of the controversy over the Confederacy and...
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