by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 5, 2021 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Suffering, Witness
Jesus said, “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” (Matthew 7:13,14) A characteristic of...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 30, 2021 | Aging, Faith, God, Jesus, Suffering, The World
“The ever-disquieting realization that we just might be alone is the singly most avoided thought studiously escaped whenever possible. It is the proverbial elephant in the living room. When we hear songs about it, read books about it, see movies that haunt us...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 26, 2021 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Witness
“Our struggle today, is how to be faithful to this apostolic gospel, while at the same time presenting it in a way which resonates with modern men and women. What is immediately clear, is that, like the apostles, we must focus on Jesus Christ. Peter’s...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 20, 2021 | Aging, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Politics
I lost a childhood friend this week. We met in high school at a Christian summer camp, were in the same class at university and after graduate school we met up again in London, where we shared lodgings, worshiped together and continued to correspond when we married...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 18, 2021 | Abortion, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Morality, Politics, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
Jesus is arrested, handcuffed and dragged before Annas, the retired high priest who interrogated him about his disciples and his teaching. He replied, “I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, publicly. I said nothing in...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 15, 2021 | Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Sexuality, Suffering, Witness
Popularity depends on the group you belong to. What makes you popular in one group may make you unpopular in another. A drunk is not popular in a prayer meeting. A teetotaler is not popular at a fraternity party. Our belief in freedom of speech guarantees our right to...
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