by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 30, 2020 | Aging, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering
On the first page of Paul’s letter to the Colossians we find a surprising statement: ‘I rejoice in sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church’ (Col.1:24). What can these...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 21, 2020 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Suffering, Witness
From earliest times, God has tested his children with suffering of one kind or another in order to try their faith and equip them to carry greater responsibilities in his work of bringing his eternal purposes to pass. Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Moses and David were among...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 3, 2020 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Witness, Worship
On the Feast of the Epiphany (January 6), we remember the Magi, the wise men from Persia, who followed a star to Jerusalem, where they sought directions from King Herod and his religious advisors. They were pointed to Bethlehem. When they saw the baby Jesus, they...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 16, 2019 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Morality, Politics, Science, The World
Tom Holland found himself in a dilemma. A popular historian, he had written several books on the classical world of Persia, Greece and Rome. Gradually he came to see that the values of that world were not his own. He was unsettled by the callousness and complete lack...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 5, 2019 | Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Prayer, Uncategorized
The Book of Common Prayer, in which I was raised and guided my worship every Sunday, begins the Christian Year with the First Sunday in Advent. The prayer (Collect) for that day to be repeated every day until Christmas Eve is the following: Almighty God, give us grace...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 20, 2019 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Morality, Prayer, The World
What is common to the biblical concepts of the holiness and the wrath of God is the truth that they cannot coexist with sin. God’s holiness exposes sin; his wrath opposes it. So sin cannot approach God, and God cannot tolerate sin. Several vivid metaphors are used in...
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