by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 21, 2016 | Church, Faith, Jesus, Ministry, Witness, Worship
Whether we like it or not, the moment we confess Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, that is, from the time we become a Christian, we are at the same time a member of the Christian church – even if we do not permit our name to be placed on a church roll, even if we...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 18, 2016 | Bible, Church, Faith, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Witness
Fouad Masri is a Lebanese Christian who has a passion for sharing the love of Christ with Muslims. In 1993, he founded the Crescent Project (www.crescentproject.org) to nurture transformational relationships between Christians and Muslims and overcome misconceptions...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 10, 2016 | Bible, Church, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Witness
A couple of Sundays ago when I was in London I heard two preachers. In the morning I worshipped at the church where I began my ordained ministry nearly fifty years ago. The preacher expounded the story of John 21:1-14 where Jesus appeared to the disciples, helped them...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 22, 2016 | Church, Faith, Jesus, Ministry, Worship
As we celebrate Holy Week we are reminded of the institution of the Lord’s Supper, Holy Communion or the Eucharist by Jesus on Maundy Thursday in the Upper Room. St. Paul addresses its significance in 1 Corinthians 11:23-29. William Barclay writes that “No passage in...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 25, 2016 | Church, Ministry, Witness
I am an avid reader of Thom Rainer’s blog and many of his books. He is a perceptive analyst of church life: its challenges, culture, growth and decline. His latest little book (112 6×4 pages) addresses the problem of inwardly focused church members whose priority...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 27, 2016 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, The World, Witness
Tomorrow I am driving to Charleston, South Carolina to attend a conference on Christianity and Islam. Since 9/11/2001 the world has been challenged by the resurgence of a militant form of Islam which seeks to advance its cause by terrorist activities. We have all had...
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