by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 12, 2018 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World
Here are the most significant books I read this past year. They are from a variety of genres: spiritual, devotional, theological, philosophical, biographical, and fictional. You might something in the list that appeals to you. I must say that the Sienkiewicz trilogy...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 7, 2018 | Bible, Church, Faith, Jesus, Ministry, Witness
CHURCH IN SARDIS, TURKEY The following is the commentary of John Stott (1921-2011) on the church at Sardis in Revelation 3:1-6. Reality is another sine qua non of a true church. A church should not only have the name of being alive but the life itself. So we must...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 4, 2018 | Bible, Faith, Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering
Mexico Beach, Florida after Hurricane Michael How do you recover when the husband or wife of many years suddenly is diagnosed with incurable cancer and dies within months? How do you recover from the devastating hurricanes or wildfires that have wiped out your...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 1, 2018 | Bible, Church, Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Sexuality, The World, Witness, Worship
The following is the commentary of John Stott (1921-2011) on the churches at Pergamum and Thyatira in Revelation 2:12-29. Truth and holiness are the third and fourth marks of the living church. Some Christians are so resolved to make love paramount, that they forget...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 28, 2018 | Aging, Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Morality, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Worship
I have recently retired from public ministry and am getting used to being on a reduced income. I have read many books on getting ready for retirement, on saving and investing for retirement, on working as long as possible before retirement to build up your Social...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 19, 2018 | Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Witness, Worship
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his loves endures forever.” (Psalm 118:1) What does thanksgiving do for us? What are the results of a grateful heart? Here are three. Gratitude stimulates us to do good to others unselfishly. We will do more out of gratitude...
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