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 28, 2019 | Aging, Faith, God
At the end of a year we look back and see all the changes that have taken place in our lives and that of the world since twelve months ago. We have no guarantee that we shall see another year. But it is natural that we should wish to see our life fulfilled. We want to...
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 13, 2019 | Atheism, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Suffering, The World
There has been much discussion recently on the growth of religious unbelief among young people. I have been asked what it would take for young people to become Christians. Here are some of my answers. A sense of guilt. The “requirements of the law are written on their...
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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