by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 24, 2026 | Abortion, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Reading, Sexuality, The World
“The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true. The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails – given by one Shepherd. Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. Of making...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 22, 2026 | Abortion, Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Reading, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World
In the midst of a time when there are wars and rumors of war, of international competition and conflict between opposing religions, ideologies and political views there are voices that cry out for peace when there is no peace. Perhaps such conflict is the norm in a...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 20, 2026 | Aging, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering, Witness
“Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, ‘I find no pleasure in them’- before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds return after the rain; when the...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 16, 2026 | Faith
Many of us struggle with doubt even though we have faith and want to believe. For many people doubt is difficult because of the damage done them in childhood or in the trauma of life. Doubt may have its roots in our basic temperament, or our particular stage in life....
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 | Mar 12, 2026 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Healing, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
The Ayatollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979 called the USA the “Great Satan”. He also called Israel the “Little Satan.” St. Paul looked deeper for the source of evil in the world. “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but...
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