by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 9, 2020 | Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, The World, Witness, Worship
There is so much hostility in the world between political parties, identity groups and within families. People are divided. Ever since Adam blamed Eve, and Cain was jealous of his brother Abel and murdered him, fallen humanity has been seeking peace. The only hope for...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 5, 2020 | Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World
St. Paul expresses a prayer-wish, a benediction, in Romans 15:13. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. God is One who gives hope, sustains hope, crowns hope. Hope...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 2, 2020 | Aging, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, Witness
November 2nd is celebrated as All Souls’ Day when Christians commemorate all the Faithful Departed, holding their lives in our memory. In the Mexican culture it is known as the Day of the Dead, when families take the day off to picnic at the graves of their families...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 29, 2020 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering
Jonathan Swift in Gulliver’s Travels invented the immortal Stuldbrugs of the flying island of Laputa. Gulliver supposed they would be wise, serene and knowledgeable because of their great age, and instead found them the most miserable of creatures, excruciatingly...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 24, 2020 | Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Witness
My first ministry in the United States was as Dean of Christian Life (Chaplain) at Gordon College, Wenham Massachusetts from 1971 to 1976. Gordon was founded by A.J. Gordon in 1889 as a missionary training institute. It developed into a Christian liberal arts college...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 20, 2020 | Faith, God, Jesus, Morality, Politics, Prayer, The World, Witness
Richard Halverson was Chaplain to the U.S. Senate 1981-1994. In a time of political animosity and electoral turmoil in the U.S.A., no matter what our personal convictions might be, his words are challenging. He wrote in 1982. One of the false assumptions – very...
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